# Chokhala Village, Ramtek, Nagpur (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Ramtek, Nagpur 

# Chokhala

Chokhala is a village in Ramtek sub-district of Nagpur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,049 people in 227 households**, the 39th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 1,049people (2011)
- 227households
- 85.0%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Chokhala PIN code and other codes

Chokhala falls in Ramtek sub-district, Nagpur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockRamtek
- Census village code535603

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

## How far is Chokhala from nearby towns?

- Ramtek (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Nagpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Ramtek (nearest town)21 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 Chokhala?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kodamethi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramtek
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ramtek
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 12 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 Chokhala known for?

About 87% of the 395 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Chokhala

Of every 100 households in Chokhala in 2011, 90 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chokhala · ■ Ramtek rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**53%

Tap water ****73%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**83%

Use banking services ****90%**

**63%

Television ****69%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**83%

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 Chokhala?

■ Chokhala · ■ Ramtek rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**944

Working population ****56.6%**

**50.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.4% for men and 79.6% for women. 63% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 154 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 343 (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 Ramtek

- Mandri1,242 people
- Bori1,115 people
- Bothiya1,071 people
- Bhilewada1,063 people
- Chargaon1,020 people
- Zinzariya1,013 people
- Hiwara1,011 people
- Hamlapuri993 people

[All 156 villages in Ramtek](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/ramtek/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chokhala from Nagpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Chokhala?1,049 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chokhala in?Nagpur district (Ramtek sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Chokhala?85.0% (Census 2011)