# Chaka Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Chaka

Chaka is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,795 people in 409 households**, the 44th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 1,795people (2011)
- 409households
- 61.6%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Chaka PIN code and other codes

Chaka falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBurhar
- Census village code501519

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

## How far is Chaka from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)60 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)60 km by road
- Burhar (nearest town)30 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 Chaka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Burhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Chaka known for?

About 35% of the 1,094 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Chaka

Of every 100 households in Chaka in 2011, 34 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaka · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**23%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****63%**

**67%

Television ****7%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Chaka?

■ Chaka · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**965

Working population ****53.9%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 49.1% for women. 55% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (4%) · **■** Marginal 802 (83%)

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 Sohagpur

- Khannath1,868 people
- Aswari1,860 people
- Patkhai1,834 people
- Vikrampur1,814 people
- Khand1,779 people
- Khamraudh1,774 people
- Karua1,742 people
- Harri1,741 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaka from Shahdol?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chaka?1,795 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaka in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaka?61.6% (Census 2011)