# Chaukhandi Village, Varanasi, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Varanasi, Varanasi 

# Chaukhandi

Chaukhandi is a village in Varanasi sub-district of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,325 people in 473 households**, the 113th largest of 835 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 3,325people (2011)
- 473households
- 67.8%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chaukhandi

Of every 100 households in Chaukhandi in 2011, 34 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chaukhandi · ■ Varanasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**42%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**68%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**85%

Use banking services ****79%**

**75%

Television ****34%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****16%**

**7%

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 Chaukhandi?

■ Chaukhandi · ■ Varanasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****791**

**883

Working population ****32.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.6% for men and 55.2% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 252 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 452 (42%) · **■** Household industry 29 (3%) · **■** Other work 194 (18%) · **■** Marginal 153 (14%)

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 Varanasi

- Mangalpur3,393 people
- Khewali3,352 people
- Muradev3,344 people
- Narottampur Kala3,331 people
- Sathawan3,317 people
- Ganeshpur3,315 people
- Ramna3,306 people
- Marhawa3,302 people

[All 864 villages in Varanasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/varanasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chaukhandi?3,325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaukhandi in?Varanasi district (Varanasi sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaukhandi?67.8% (Census 2011)