Chauke
Chauke is a town of Malwa in the Bathinda district of Punjab state, India. It comes under the Maur Mandi assembly constituency. It shares its boundaries with the Bathinda and Barnala districts of Punjab.
Location
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.Population
Chauke's population is approximately 12000 with voting population of 7386, making it one of the Biggest village of the constituency Maur Mandi.Education
Chauke has a Government Secondary School, One Adarsh Public school, two primary schools, and many private schools are located in this town.Commerce
Along with a dispensary and Anaaj Mandi, the village has a stadium. There is a branch of the State Bank of India and also Cooperative bank. There are six medical stores.Transportation
It has 6 bus stops to cover each corner of the village and 3Petrol 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.Utilities
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 along with Anaaj Mandi.
Society
Village has three Gurudwara Sahibs, a Masjid and Temple along with revered Shiv-dwala. Then there are two deras namely Dera Baba Dunna Ji and Dera Baba Bulla Ji. There is a Youth club Shaheed Baba Mahaa Singh Youth Welfare Club in the village along with Patwar-Khana.Culture
The villagers celebrate renowned four day mela called Maaghi Da Mela from 14 January, annually. Distant visitors come to pray at Dera Baba Dunna Ji and Dera Baba Bulla Ji. The four day mela consists of sports activities Kabaddi, wrestling, Dog racing, Volleyball, Tug of war, playing card's games & much more.The villager also celebrate regular Indian functions like New moon, Black moon along with religious festivals of Sikhs, Hindus & Muslims.