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About Chhounti Village

Chhounti is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 50 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhounti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhounti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Tira Sujanpur
Pincode 176111
Area (hectares) 39.2 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 50
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,980
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhounti compares

By the 2011 count Chhounti is the 87th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 39.2 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

Getting to Chhounti

Chhounti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhounti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chhounti from other places

Chhounti lies about 36 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 7.3 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 Chhounti
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 7.3 km
Nearest town Mandi 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Tira Sujanpur 28 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 36 km

Villages closest to Chhounti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 Chhounti

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhounti village had a population of 149. That makes it the 87th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Chhounti village has 50 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhounti has about 1980 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Chhounti is 176111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhounti covers 39.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhounti falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhounti is Joginder Nagar, about 7.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhounti.

Chhounti is about 36 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhounti is in Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Joginder Nagar is about 7.3 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandrahl Ranautan (under 2 km), Johl Khurd (2.5 km) and Tikru (4.3 km).

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

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