# Chouma Village, Moman Badodiya, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/moman-badodiya/chouma/ Village · Moman Badodiya, Shajapur # Chouma Chouma is a village in Moman Badodiya sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,625 people in 544 households**, the 10th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.8%. - 2,625people (2011) - 544households - 62.8%literacy - 952females per 1,000 males ## Chouma PIN code and other codes Chouma falls in Moman Badodiya sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMoman Badodiya - Census village code472902 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chouma from nearby towns? - Moman Badodiya (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Shajapur (district HQ)30 km by road - Agar (nearest town)23 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 Chouma? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Chouma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kana - ○Degree college10+ km · Agar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 9 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 Chouma known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 80% of the 871 hectares of village land is sown, and 177 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 Chouma Of every 100 households in Chouma in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chouma · ■ Moman Badodiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **83% Toilet within the home ****10%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **89% Tap water ****0%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **96% Use banking services ****29%** **28% Television ****28%** **19% Mobile phone ****41%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **38% Own their home ****97%** **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 Chouma? ■ Chouma · ■ Moman Badodiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.8%** **65.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088** **906 Working population ****43.9%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 48.7% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 204 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 770 (67%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 102 (9%) · **■** Marginal 66 (6%) 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 Moman Badodiya - Barnawad2,751 people - Jaloda2,727 people - Dudhana2,722 people - Dehripal2,688 people - Ukawata2,572 people - Khoriya Aima2,278 people - Nipanya Karju2,265 people - Burlay1,954 people [All 105 villages in Moman Badodiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/moman-badodiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chouma from Shajapur?30 km by road - What is the population of Chouma?2,625 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chouma in?Shajapur district (Moman Badodiya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chouma?62.8% (Census 2011)