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- LGD code
- 514008
- Pincode
- 360510
- Post office
- Bhanvad
- Population
- 3,372
- Households
- 597
- Literacy rate
- 53.7%
- Sex ratio
- 965 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,321
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Chokhanda ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Chokhanda ranks #4 of 93 villages in Bhanvad mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.7%
−4.6% vs mandal average
- Chokhanda
- 53.7%
- Bhanvad mandal
- 58.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
965
Same as the mandal average
- Chokhanda
- 965
- Bhanvad mandal
- 965
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Chokhanda
- 5.6
- Bhanvad mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chokhanda ఒక్క చూపులో
Chokhanda Gujaratలోని Devbhumi Dwarka జిల్లా, Bhanvad తాలూకాలో 3,372 జనాభా 597 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Bhanvad తాలూకాలోని 93 గ్రామాలలో 4వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 54%, తాలూకా సగటు 58% కంటే 5 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 965 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 360510, Bhanvad పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 514008. గ్రామం Jetpur అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Jayesh Radadiya. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 3,976, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chokhanda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 8
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHANVAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 82
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHOKHANDA
- Total area (ha)
- 2,113.84
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 152
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chokhanda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Chokhanda
- LGD code
- 514008
- Pincode
- 360510
- Post office
- Bhanvad
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,372
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,976
- Households
- 597
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 965
- Literacy rate
- 53.7%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Porbandar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jetpur
- Member of Parliament
- Mansukh Mandaviya
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jayesh Radadiya
- Block / Mandal
- Bhanvad
- Nearest police station
- Meghpar Police Station (76.6 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Siddhi Cinic (61.9 km)
- Nearest bank
- ICICI (68.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Jam Jodhpur (43.1 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)