# Chhonk Village, Sasni, Mahamaya Nagar (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Sasni, Mahamaya Nagar 

# Chhonk

Chhonk is a village in Sasni sub-district of Mahamaya Nagar district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,621 people in 416 households**, the 26th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 2,621people (2011)
- 416households
- 64.1%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhonk

Of every 100 households in Chhonk in 2011, 40 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhonk · ■ Sasni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**31%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**88%

Use banking services ****76%**

**64%

Television ****39%**

**40%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**21%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**10%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Chhonk?

■ Chhonk · ■ Sasni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**874

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**872

Working population ****32.8%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 52.1% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 169 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 64 (7%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 105 (12%) · **■** Marginal 510 (59%)

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 Sasni

- Jirauli3,061 people
- Raghaniya2,850 people
- Amarpur Ghana2,742 people
- Tilothi2,654 people
- Basai Kazi2,585 people
- Vadhanu Shikohabad2,543 people
- Larauta2,482 people
- Nadauna Nagla Lachhi2,482 people

[All 115 villages in Sasni](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/mahamaya-nagar/sasni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhonk?2,621 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhonk in?Mahamaya Nagar district (Sasni sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chhonk?64.1% (Census 2011)