Chaukhandi observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Chaukhandi ranks #36 of 60 villages in Katangi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chaukhandi is a village of 1,234 people in 267 households (Census 2011) in Katangi tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 36th-largest of 60 villages in Katangi tehsil. Literacy is 72%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,016 women per 1,000 men. It lies 355 km from the Balaghat district centre, 17 km from Kataiya Dandi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481445, served by Katangi (Balaghat) post office; the LGD village code is 497258. The nearest hospital or health centre is Aman's Hospital, 22 km away. The sarpanch is gyansing netam, and the village votes in Keolari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajneesh Harvansh Singh. The population is estimated at 1,455 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chaukhandi →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaukhandi · this village | 1,234 | 72% | — |
| Chaukhandi · Jawa | 3,940 | 58% | 0 km N |
| Gagahana · Jawa | 373 | 56% | 1.1 km S |
| Teduni · Jawa | 733 | 65% | 1.5 km S |
| Bhadarinpurwa · Jawa | 0 | — | 1.5 km SE |
| Harduha · Bahraich | 530 | 18% | 1.8 km SE |
| Harduha · Jawa | 401 | 53% | 1.8 km SE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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