Chowka, Seraikela Kharsawan

Not to be confused with Chowka.

Chowka (also spelled as Chauka) is a village in the Chandil CD block in the Chandil subdivision of the Seraikela Kharsawan district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.

Chowka Chauka
Village
Chowka Location in Jharkhand, India Show map of Jharkhand Chowka Chowka (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 22.9672°N 85.9695°E / 22.9672; 85.9695
Country	India
State	Jharkhand
District	Seraikela Kharsawan
Government
• Type	Federal democracy
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,492
Languages *
• Official	Hindi, Urdu
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	832404
Telephone/ STD code	06597
Vehicle registration	JH 22
Literacy	80.96%
Lok Sabha constituency	Ranchi
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Ichagarh
Website	seraikela.nic.in

Geography

17km
10.6miles

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E

S

T

B

E

N

G

A

L

O

D

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H

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Chandil Gamharia
Range

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Kharkhai
River

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Karkari
River

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Subarnarekha
River

T

Chandil Dam

T

Dalma
Wildlife
Sanctuary

CT

Sini

CT

Kopali

CT

Kharsawan

CT

Kandra

CT

Chota Gamahria

CT

Chandil

M

Adityapur

M

Seraikela

R

Nimdih

R

Kukru

R

Rajnagar

R

Gobindpur

R

Chowka

R

Kuchai

R

Ichagarh

   

Cities, towns and locations in Seraikela Kharsawan district in Kolhan Division
M: municipality, R: rural/ urban centre, CT: census town, T: tourist centre
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Chauka is located at 22.9672°N 85.9695°E / 22.9672; 85.9695.

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.^[1][2]

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.^[3]

Demographics

According to the 2011 Census of India, 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).^[4]

(*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.^[5]