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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Anjali Aravind Gond
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- LGD code
- 551948
- Pincode
- 401603
- Post office
- Jawhar
- Population
- 1,328
- Households
- 267
- Literacy rate
- 50.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1043 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 819
Census 2011 · in context
How Chauk compares
By population, Chauk ranks #40 of 109 villages in Jawhar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.2%
+5.2% vs mandal average
- Chauk
- 50.2%
- Jawhar mandal
- 45.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,043
+16 vs mandal average
- Chauk
- 1,043
- Jawhar mandal
- 1,027
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Chauk
- 5.0
- Jawhar mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chauk at a glance
Chauk is a village of 1,328 people in 267 households (Census 2011) in Jawhar taluka, Palghar district, Maharashtra, the 40th-largest of 109 villages in Jawhar taluka. Literacy is 50%, 5 points above the taluka average of 45% and the sex ratio is 1,043 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 401603, served by Jawhar post office; the LGD village code is 551948. The sarpanch is Anjali Aravind Gond , and the village votes in Yevla assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chhagan Bhujbal. The population is estimated at 1,566 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chauk
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- 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
- JAWHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 105
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,022.13
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 148.54
- Forest area (ha)
- 561.33
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chauk
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chauk
- LGD code
- 551948
- Pincode
- 401603
- Post office
- Jawhar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,328
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,566
- Households
- 267
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1043
- Literacy rate
- 50.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dindori
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yevla
- Member of Parliament
- Bhaskar Bhagare
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chhagan Bhujbal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Anjali Aravind Gond
- Block / Mandal
- Jawhar
- Nearest police station
- City Police Station (21.0 km)
- Nearest post office
- Rawande post office (11.8 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Yeola (21.0 km)
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)