Chowa, Bhandara, Bhandara, Maharashtra, India

Content updated on May 13, 2024.

Geographic Location of Chowa


The village Chowa is located in Bhandara Tahsil of Bhandara District in the State of Maharashtra in India. It comes under Bhandara Community Development Block. The nearest town is Bhandara, which is about 18 kilometers away from Chowa.

Travel and Communication for Chowa


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Chowa,
Bhandara,
Maharashtra, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Chowa


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Chowa is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Chowa is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Chowa


As per available data from the year 2009, 1261 persons live in 293 house holds in the village Chowa. There are 647 female individuals and 614 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.31% and males constitute 48.69% of the total population.

There are 108 scheduled castes persons of which 52 are females and 56 are males. Females constitute 48.15% and males constitute 51.85% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 8.56% of the total population.

There are 10 scheduled tribes persons of which 6 are females and 4 are males. Females constitute 60% and males constitute 40% of the scheduled tribes population. Scheduled tribes constitute 0.79% of the total population.

Population density of Chowa is 231.24 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Chowa


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Total area of Chowa is 545.32 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 373 ha. About 350 ha is un-irrigated area. About 23 ha is irrigated area. About 331 ha is irrigated by canal water. About 19 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 30.18 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 134.45 ha is used permanent pastures and grazing lands.

About 1.14 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 2.75 ha is culturable waste land. About 3.8 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Chowa


There are 2 government pre-primary schools in the village Chowa.

There is a government primary school in the village Chowa.

There is a government middle school in the village Chowa.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Pahela, which is less than 5 kms away from Chowa.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a government senior secondary school in Pahela, which is less than 5 kms away from Chowa.

Colleges in Chowa


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a government arts and science degree college in Pahela, which is less than 5 kms away from Chowa.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Bhilewada, which is more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Nagpur, which is more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Bhandara, which is more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a private polytechnic institute in Bhandara, which is more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

Other Educational Facilities in Chowa


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Bhandara, which is more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Bhandara, which is more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Bhandara, which is more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

Healthcare Facilities in Chowa


There is a community health centre less than 5 kms away from Chowa.

There is a primary health centre more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

There is a primary health sub-centre with 0 doctors and 2 paramedical staff in the village Chowa.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

There is a TB clinic more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

There is a dispensary more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

There is a veterinary hospital less than 5 kms away from Chowa.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

There is a family welfare centre more than 10 kms away from Chowa.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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