# Chakora Village, Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Nandgaon-Khandeshwar, Amravati 

# Chakora

Chakora is a village in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **331 people in 73 households**, the 106th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%.

- 331people (2011)
- 73households
- 96.7%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Chakora PIN code and other codes

Chakora falls in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNandgaon-Khandeshwar
- Census village code533033

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

## How far is Chakora from nearby towns?

- Mund Nishankrao (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)30 km by road
- Amravati (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 Chakora?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vadura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vadnera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vadnera
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Chakora known for?

About 90% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Chakora

Of every 100 households in Chakora in 2011, 82 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chakora · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**61%

Tap water ****87%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**89%

Use banking services ****86%**

**54%

Television ****38%**

**35%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**42%

Own their home ****92%**

**92%

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 Chakora?

■ Chakora · ■ Nandgaon-Khandeshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****96.7%**

**85.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**916

Working population ****64.7%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.7% for men and 96.6% for women. 69% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 124 (58%)

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 Nandgaon-Khandeshwar

- Tighara374 people
- Nimaswada345 people
- Sultanpur345 people
- Jagatpur343 people
- Nandura280 people
- Silod208 people
- Jasapur165 people
- Deulgavhan163 people

[All 161 villages in Nandgaon-Khandeshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/nandgaon-khandeshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakora from Amravati?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chakora?331 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakora in?Amravati district (Nandgaon-Khandeshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chakora?96.7% (Census 2011)