Chaukhara
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| name = Chaukhara
| nickname = Chaukhara Estate
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| settlement_type = Town
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in India
| coordinates = {{coord|27|14|45.7|N|82|39|29.5|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Uttar Pradesh
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Siddharth Nagar
| established_title = Establishment
| established_date = 1554 AD{{cite book |last1=Charles Benett |first1=William |title=Gonda: The Final Settlement Report on the Gonda District | date=1878 | publisher=North-Western Provinces and Oudh Government Press|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i6gIAAAAQAAJ}}
| founder = Maharaja Bhring Shah
(Eldest Son of Shri Maháráj Rájadhiraj Achal Narain Singh ji of Khurasa, now Gonda){{cite book |last1=Nevill |first1=H.R. |title=Basti: A Gazetteer, Being Volume XXXII of the District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra And Oudh |date=1907 |publisher=Government Press |location=Allahabad |pages=112–114, 164 |url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.49292 |access-date=26 April 2021}}
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| leader_title2 = MP
| leader_name2 = Jagdambika Pal (BJP)
| leader_title3 = MLA
| leader_name3 = Saiyada Khatoon (SP)
| unit_pref = Metric
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| elevation_m = 110
| population_total = 4190
| population_as_of = 2011
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/data/village/253528-chaukhara-bihar.html |title=Chaukhara Population – Aurangabad, Bihar |work=Census 2011 |access-date=2024-10-12}}
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Hindi
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = Pin Code
| postal_code = 272193
| area_code_type = Telephone
| area_code = 5544
| registration_plate = UP-55-XXXX
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Chaukhara is a town and nagar panchayat in Domariaganj tehsil of Siddharthnagar district in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India.{{Cite web |title=Chaukhara in Domriaganj Tehsil, Siddharth Nagar, Uttar Pradesh |url=https://m.mapsofindia.com/villages/uttar-pradesh/siddharthnagar/domariyaganj/chaukhara.html |website=m.mapsofindia.com}}
Geography
Chaukhara is located at {{coord|27|14|45.7|N|82|39|29.5|E|}}, with an average elevation of 110 meters (360 feet). Situated in the swampy region of northeastern Uttar Pradesh, Chaukhara lies ten miles from the Nepal border.{{cite web |title=India and adjacent countries 1:253,440 Butwal, Dokhori, Palpa, Piuthan & Sallyana Districts, Bahraich, Basti & Gonda Districts, Nepal & United Provinces no. 63 I Utraula |url=http://collections.lib.uwm.edu/cdm/ref/collection/agdm/id/16279 |website=collections.lib.uwm.edu}} It is 5 kilometers from the tehsil headquarters at Domariaganj, 60 kilometers from the district headquarters at Siddharth Nagar, and 30 kilometers from the Nepal border. Nestled in the plains between the Budhi Rapti River to the north and the Rapti River to the south, Chaukhara enjoys a moderate climate with average rainfall of approximately 50 inches.{{cite web |title=Basti: A Gazetteer, being Volume XXXII of the District Gazetteer of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh |url=https://www.indianculture.gov.in/gazettes/basti-gazetteer-being-volume-xxxii-district-gazetteer-united-provinces-agra-and-oudh |website=indianculture.gov.in}} However, its location in the plains between two rivers makes it susceptible to recurrent flooding. The total cultivated area in the village is 711.6 acres, with approximately one-third dedicated to single-crop cultivation. {{cite thesis |last=Balram |first=Chaudhri |date=2002 |publisher=Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad |title=20vi Sadi ke Uttarardh me Basti Mandal me Shiksha ke Vikas ka Etihas |hdl=10603/236495 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10603/236495}}
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