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About Chaunki Churhana Village

Chaunki Churhana is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 155 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaunki Churhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaunki Churhana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177033
Area (hectares) 52.38 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 155
Female Population 144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaunki Churhana compares

By the 2011 count Chaunki Churhana is the 69th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 52.38 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chaunki Churhana

Chaunki Churhana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaunki Churhana 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 Chaunki Churhana from other places

Chaunki Churhana lies about 21 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 Chaunki Churhana
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 3.1 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 21 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 46 km

Villages closest to Chaunki Churhana

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 Chaunki Churhana

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaunki Churhana village had a population of 299. That makes it the 69th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Chaunki Churhana village has 155 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunki Churhana has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Chaunki Churhana is 177033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaunki Churhana covers 52.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaunki Churhana falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaunki Churhana is Jawalamukhi Road, about 26 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 Chaunki Churhana.

Chaunki Churhana is about 21 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaunki Churhana is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 3.1 km away. Hamirpur is about 21 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaunk (under 2 km), Khangrer (under 2 km) and Kotla (2.1 km).

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

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