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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
BS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Balam Singh Tekam
Contact: 88****6883
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- LGD code
- 493107
- Pincode
- 481664
- Post office
- Ghughri
- Population
- 1,614
- Households
- 361
- Literacy rate
- 39.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1051 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 788
Census 2011 · in context
How Chauba compares
By population, Chauba ranks #23 of 183 villages in Ghughari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.5%
−9.4% vs mandal average
- Chauba
- 39.5%
- Ghughari mandal
- 48.9%
- Mandla district
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,051
+9 vs mandal average
- Chauba
- 1,051
- Ghughari mandal
- 1,042
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Chauba
- 4.5
- Ghughari mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chauba at a glance
Chauba is a village of 1,614 people in 361 households (Census 2011) in Ghughari tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 23rd-largest of 183 villages in Ghughari tehsil. Literacy is 40%, 9 points below the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,051 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 481664, served by Ghughri post office; the LGD village code is 493107. The sarpanch is Balam Singh Tekam, and the village votes in Niwas assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chainsingh Warkade. The population is estimated at 1,903 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Chauba
- LGD code
- 493107
- Pincode
- 481664
- Post office
- Ghughri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,614
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,903
- Households
- 361
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1051
- Literacy rate
- 39.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Niwas
- Member of Parliament
- Faggan Singh Kulaste
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chainsingh Warkade
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Balam Singh Tekam
- Block / Mandal
- Ghughari
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 481664
Other villages in Ghughari mandal
View all 60+ →- Ghughari
- Mohgaon
- Mungwani Ryt.
- Chabi
- Surehali(Surhali)
- Deogaon
- Salwah
- Chhatarpur
- Patan
- Sahjar
- Banehari
- Bamhani
- Bilgaon
- Sudgaon
- Thebha
- Singarpur
- Deohara
- Tabalpani
- Chalni
- Bhainswahi
- Khajari
- Chaugaon Ryt.
- Bagli
- Chandwara
- Umariya Ryt.
- Lato
- Githar Malpahri
- Paraswah
- Pondi Mal.
- Khisi Mal.
- Malwathar
- Bhudkur
- Munu
- Khalhe Githauri
- Khairi Mal.
- Baniya
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)