# Chauka Village, Silwani, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Silwani, Raisen 

# Chauka

Chauka is a village in Silwani sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **402 people in 93 households**, the 123rd largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%.

- 402people (2011)
- 93households
- 74.3%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Chauka PIN code and other codes

Chauka falls in Silwani sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSilwani
- Census village code484816

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chauka from nearby towns?

- Silwani (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)90 km by road
- Silwani (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chauka?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chauka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Silwani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Silwani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chauka known for?

About 31% of the 603 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chauka

Of every 100 households in Chauka in 2011, 61 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chauka · ■ Silwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****61%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****10%**

**21%

Television ****18%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**47%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chauka?

■ Chauka · ■ Silwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**67.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**945

Working population ****54.7%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 70.1% for women. 57% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (65%) · **■** Household industry 8 (4%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Silwani

- Dungariya417 people
- Bichhua414 people
- Mahgawan Khurd414 people
- Jhamar408 people
- Bitali401 people
- Ambapani Khurd400 people
- Mendki400 people
- Deokani395 people

[All 249 villages in Silwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/silwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chauka from Raisen?90 km by road
- What is the population of Chauka?402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauka in?Raisen district (Silwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chauka?74.3% (Census 2011)