# Choka Village, Garhakota, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhakota, Sagar 

# Choka

Choka is a village in Garhakota sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **715 people in 171 households**, the 46th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 715people (2011)
- 171households
- 65.2%literacy
- 852females per 1,000 males

## Choka PIN code and other codes

Choka falls in Garhakota sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRehli
- Census village code460970

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

## How far is Choka from nearby towns?

- Garhakota (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sagar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Shahpur (nearest town)5 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 Choka?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Choka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garhakota
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Choka known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 93% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Choka

Of every 100 households in Choka in 2011, 88 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Choka · ■ Garhakota rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**73%

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

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****1%**

**23%

Television ****1%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**40%

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 Choka?

■ Choka · ■ Garhakota rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852**

**898

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**922

Working population ****40.3%**

**42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 51.8% for women. 54% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 72 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (27%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 131 (45%)

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 Garhakota

- Vijaypura742 people
- Kadala731 people
- Khera730 people
- Jhagri716 people
- Pahred675 people
- Bamnoda662 people
- Pipariya Ghat644 people
- Madho643 people

[All 109 villages in Garhakota](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/garhakota/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Choka from Sagar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Choka?715 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Choka in?Sagar district (Garhakota sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Choka?65.2% (Census 2011)