# Chauk Village, Jawhar, Thane (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/jawhar/chauk/ Village · Jawhar, Thane # Chauk Chauk is a village in Jawhar sub-district of Thane district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,328 people in 267 households**, the 40th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.3%. - 1,328people (2011) - 267households - 58.8%literacy - 1,043females per 1,000 males ## Chauk PIN code and other codes Chauk falls in Jawhar sub-district, Thane district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockJawhar - Census village code551948 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chauk from nearby towns? - Jawhar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Thane (district HQ)105 km by road - Jawhar (nearest town)18 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 Chauk? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chauk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Walwanda - ○Degree college10+ km · Jawhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jawhar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Chauk known for? The main crops are **nagli and rice**. About 19% of the 1,022 hectares of village land is sown, and 149 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 Chauk Of every 100 households in Chauk in 2011, 31 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chauk · ■ Jawhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **46% Toilet within the home ****86%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **76% Tap water ****75%** **19% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****72%** **51% Television ****14%** **13% Mobile phone ****20%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****50%** **66% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Chauk? ■ Chauk · ■ Jawhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%** **54.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043** **1027 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **1007 Working population ****61.7%** **51.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.0% for men and 47.4% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 563 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (19%) · **■** Household industry 40 (5%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 38 (5%) 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 Jawhar - Devgaon1,462 people - Raitale1,458 people - Dengachimet1,445 people - Sakur1,380 people - Vijaynagar1,325 people - Kirmire1,313 people - Kelghar1,304 people - Dharampur1,289 people [All 109 villages in Jawhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/thane/jawhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chauk from Thane?105 km by road - What is the population of Chauk?1,328 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chauk in?Thane district (Jawhar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chauk?58.8% (Census 2011)