# Chaukiha Village, Meja, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Meja, Allahabad 

# Chaukiha

Chaukiha is a village in Meja sub-district of Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,327 people in 330 households**, the 72nd largest of 347 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.8%.

- 2,327people (2011)
- 330households
- 76.9%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaukiha

Of every 100 households in Chaukiha in 2011, 54 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chaukiha · ■ Meja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**85%

Tap water ****20%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****89%**

**73%

Television ****37%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Chaukiha?

■ Chaukiha · ■ Meja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%**

**70.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**912

Working population ****23.8%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 63.2% for women. 38% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 107 (19%) · **■** Household industry 14 (3%) · **■** Other work 149 (27%) · **■** Marginal 224 (40%)

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 Meja

- Shahpur Kala2,374 people
- Payagpur2,357 people
- Bedauri Tappa Manda2,350 people
- Samogara2,331 people
- Merara2,323 people
- Sirhir2,316 people
- Isawta2,303 people
- Dari2,262 people

[All 393 villages in Meja](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/allahabad/meja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaukiha?2,327 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaukiha in?Allahabad district (Meja sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaukiha?76.9% (Census 2011)