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About Chaunkru Village

Chaunkru is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 100 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaunkru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaunkru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 78.63 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 100
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaunkru compares

By the 2011 count Chaunkru is the 44th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 78.63 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chaunkru

Chaunkru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaunkru 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. The nearest villages by name are Chakban Toran Kawali, Chanaur Kar, Chandrot Khas and Chaprehr. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chaunkru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaunkru village had a population of 205. That makes it the 44th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Chaunkru village has 100 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunkru has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Chaunkru is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaunkru covers 78.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaunkru falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chaunkru notes the nearest railway station 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 Chaunkru.

Chaunkru is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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