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About Chaukroo Village

Chaukroo is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 10 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukroo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukroo village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177045
Area (hectares) 5.44 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 10
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaukroo compares

By the 2011 count Chaukroo is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 5.44 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chaukroo

Chaukroo is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaukroo as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaukroo from other places

Chaukroo lies about 51 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Daulatpur Chowk, about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chaukroo
Nearest railway station Daulatpur Chowk under 2 km
Nearest town Talwāra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 33 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 51 km

Villages closest to Chaukroo

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nadaun tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chaukroo

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukroo village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Chaukroo village has 10 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukroo has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Chaukroo is 177045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukroo covers 5.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaukroo falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaukroo is Daulatpur Chowk, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chaukroo.

Chaukroo is about 51 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukroo is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Daulatpur Chowk is about under 2 km away. Talwāra is about 20 km away. Nadaun is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karari (2.3 km), Jadwal (8.3 km) and Dadlu (8.6 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chaukroo today is likely to be higher.

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