# Chaukwa Village, Bhanpur, Basti (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Bhanpur, Basti 

# Chaukwa

Chaukwa is a village in Bhanpur sub-district of Basti district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,302 people in 168 households**, the 75th largest of 419 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,302people (2011)
- 168households
- 60.3%literacy
- 901females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaukwa

Of every 100 households in Chaukwa in 2011, 22 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chaukwa · ■ Bhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**94%

Use banking services ****81%**

**88%

Television ****14%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Chaukwa?

■ Chaukwa · ■ Bhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947**

**929

Working population ****31.9%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 49.7% for women. 45% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 152 (37%) · **■** Household industry 11 (3%) · **■** Other work 45 (11%) · **■** Marginal 78 (19%)

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 Bhanpur

- Majhari1,337 people
- Bansapar1,330 people
- Bhiwanpar1,330 people
- Fersam1,313 people
- Chirai Bujurg1,281 people
- Majhava Khurd1,279 people
- Rengee1,265 people
- Bangawan1,253 people

[All 435 villages in Bhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/basti/bhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaukwa?1,302 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaukwa in?Basti district (Bhanpur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaukwa?60.3% (Census 2011)