# Chokhanda Village, Jirapur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Jirapur, Rajgarh 

# Chokhanda

Chokhanda is a village in Jirapur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 103 households**, the 116th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 458people (2011)
- 103households
- 61.3%literacy
- 957females per 1,000 males

## Chokhanda PIN code and other codes

Chokhanda falls in Jirapur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockJirapur
- Census village code478736

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

## How far is Chokhanda from nearby towns?

- Jirapur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ)56 km by road
- Jirapur (nearest town)17 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 Chokhanda?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Machalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jirapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

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 Chokhanda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean**. About 78% of the 119 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Chokhanda

Of every 100 households in Chokhanda in 2011, 74 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chokhanda · ■ Jirapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**3%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****62%**

**23%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**52%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Chokhanda?

■ Chokhanda · ■ Jirapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****585**

**923

Working population ****56.1%**

**53.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.9% for men and 53.0% for women. 53% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (58%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 48 (19%)

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 Jirapur

- Pipaldi472 people
- Guwadi471 people
- Kalya Khedi461 people
- Kishanpura461 people
- Bhadka451 people
- Deoli451 people
- Hanoti448 people
- Govindpura446 people

[All 220 villages in Jirapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/jirapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chokhanda from Rajgarh?56 km by road
- What is the population of Chokhanda?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chokhanda in?Rajgarh district (Jirapur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chokhanda?61.3% (Census 2011)