Chauke
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Chauke Chaoke, Chau |
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| Town | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Punjab |
| District | Bathinda |
| Government | |
| • Body | Municipal committee |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 12,000 |
| Languages | |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| PIN | 151510 |
| Telephone code | 01651 |
| Vehicle registration | PB 03 |
| Nearest city | Maur Mandi, Rampura Phul |
| Literacy | About 70% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Bathinda |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Maur Mandi |
| Civic agency | Panchayat |
| Climate | Extreme in either seasons (Köppen) |
Chauke (Punjabi: ਚਾਉਕੇ; also known as Chau or Chaoke) is a town of Malwa in the Bathinda district of Punjab state, India. It comes under the Maur Mandi assembly constituency.
Chauke is located approximately 15 kilometres from both Maur Mandi and Rampura Phul, and 7 kilometers from Mandi Kalan. Other cities central to Chauke are Tapa Mandi as well as Mansa.It is located approximately 8 kilometers from Mansa-Barnala main road.
Chauke's population is approximately 12000 with voting population of 7386(according to voter list of January 2017), making it one of the Biggest village of the constituency Maur Mandi.
Chauke has a Government Secondary School and two Primary School. A number of private schools have come up in the recent times. Also students who study in various distant schools. It has got the proper transport facility for daily travel to the school.Chauke has a Adarsh school (aklia).
Along with a dispensary and Anaaj Mandi (Grain Market), the village has a stadium. The presence of Co-Operative Society is also there. State Bank of Patiala has got branch in the village. All the things of daily use are available in the local market on regular basis.A Milk Co-operative Dairy serving the people.There 4 medical stores.
It has 3 bus stops to cover each corner of the village and a Petrol Pump has also come up in the village. Village is well connected with all the neighboring villages and to the cities through a proper transport network.Most of the roads are upgraded from 11 feet to 18 feet in 2016-17 by the govt.
A newly 66 KV Power station has also started working from the January 2007 which has given this a village an additional advantage.RO system also working here although two big water tanks working. Village has a big playground[6 acre] along with Anaaj Mandi.There is a well equipped Gymnasium for the health of the youth...
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