Chowka (also spelled as Chauka) is a village in the
Chandil
Chandil is a census town in the Chandil CD block in the Chandil subdivision of Seraikela Kharsawan district in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Geography
Location
Chandil is located at . It has an average elevation of 246 metres (807&nb ...
CD block in the
Chandil subdivision
Chandil subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Kolhan division in the state of Jharkhand, India.
Administrative set up
Seraikela Kharsawan district has two subdivisions – (1) Seraikela Sadar s ...
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Seraikela Kharsawan district in the
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Jharkhand
Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...
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Geography
Location
Chauka is located at .
Area overview
The area shown in the map has been described as “part of the southern fringe of the
Chotanagpur plateau and is a hilly upland tract”. 75.7% of the population lives in the rural areas and 24.3% lives in the urban areas.
Note: The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the district. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.
Civic administration
There is a police station at Chowka.
Demographics
According to the
2011 Census of India
The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...
, Chauka had a total population of 1,492, of which 780 (52%) were males and 712 (48%) were females. Population in the age range 0-6 years was 200. The total number of literate persons in Chauka was 1046 (80.96% of the population over 6 years).
(*For language details see
Chandil block#Language and religion)
Education
Government High School Chowka is a Hindi-medium coeducational institution established in 1958. It has facilities for teaching in classes IX and X.
References
Villages in Seraikela Kharsawan district
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