Chokhwara (Kushalgarh, Banswara)

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Chokhwara
Coordinates: 23°33′N 74°27′E / 23.55°N 74.45°E / 23.55; 74.45Coordinates: 23°33′N 74°27′E / 23.55°N 74.45°E / 23.55; 74.45
Country India
Government
 • TypeSarpanch
Area
 • Total364 ha (899 acres)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total1,067
 • Density290/km2 (760/sq mi)
Languages
Time zoneUTC+5.30
Pincode
327801[1]
Village code03520200
Vehicle registrationRJ-03
Sex ratio1000/954 /
Websitebanswara.rajasthan.gov.in

Chokhwara is a small village of 364 hectares in Kushalgarh Tehsil in Banswara district, also known as City of Hundred Islands in the State of Rajasthan, India.[2] The village is administrated by a sarpanch who is elected representative of the village by the local elections. Chokhwara depends on Kushalgarh, the nearest town for all major economic activities.[3] The village has government-provided water facilities that include Two taps, One Well supply, which is 2.00% of the total supply, One tank, Two tubewells, and One handpump. The villagers also acquire water from some of the natural water sources - One river, Two canals and Two springs. Chokhwara is also surrounded by Two lakes. The population of the village depends on the source of drinking water during summer on Handpump. Chokhwara's pin code is 327801[4], and village code is 03520200. The area of Chokhwara is segregated as 5 hectares irrigated area, 214 hectares unirrigated, the 77 hectare area under culturable waste (including gauchar and groves), and remaining 68 hectare area not available for cultivation.

Chokhwara has One public telephone. Chokhwara has Two banks and Two credit societies for the regulation of economic activity. The village is also equipped with Two recreational centers.

The village has an uninterrupted 24 hours electric supply from a power grid.

Demographics

Chokhwara is a census village in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The village has a total population of 1067 and has total administration over 203 houses which are connected to supplies basic amenities like water and sewerage.

  • Chokhwara has 284 children, 148 boys and 136 girls.
  • Scheduled tribe counts for 1057 (99.06%) males constitute 524 (49.11%) of the population and females 533 (49.95%).

Medical facility

  • Chokhwara has 3 hospitals in nearby town.

Educational institutions

As per the census 2011 report, 331 people are literate in Chokhwara out of which 214 are males and 117 are females.

Chokhwara has the following educational facilities:

  • 1 Education facility
  • 1 Primary school
  • 1 Upper primary school
  • 3 Colleges in the nearby range
  • 1 Adult literacy center

Employment

According to a census 2011 report, 539 people of the total population are employed. The workforce is 258 male, 281 female with 48 (08.91%) of all workers being employed full-time, this includes 27 males and 21 females. 19 males and 16 females are considered as the main cultivators with the help of 1 male and 1 female agricultural labor. 491 people are reported to work for a marginal period of time in the year.

They depend on the agricultural markets (Mandi) of the nearby towns of Kushalgarh and Banswara to sell agricultural produce and make their living.

References

  1. "Pin Code 327801 and Post Offices under 327801 Postal Code". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  2. "Pin Code 327801 and Post Offices under 327801 Postal Code". www.mapsofindia.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  3. "327801 Pin Code, post offices list". indiamapia.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.
  4. "Pincode 327801". www.prokerala.com. Retrieved 2021-05-15.

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