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About Chaunki Kalan Village

Chaunki Kalan is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 83 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,470 females per 1000 males. The village covers 69.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaunki Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaunki Kalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 69.86 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 83
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,470
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaunki Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Chaunki Kalan is the 171st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 69.86 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Chaunki Kalan

Chaunki Kalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaunki Kalan 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaunki Kalan from other places

Chaunki Kalan lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Chaunki Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaunki Kalan village had a population of 205. That makes it the 171st largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Chaunki Kalan village has 83 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunki Kalan has about 1470 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Chaunki Kalan is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaunki Kalan covers 69.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaunki Kalan falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaunki Kalan is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chaunki Kalan.

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

Chaunki Kalan is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 9.9 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaunki Khurd (under 2 km), Thath Lehr (under 2 km) and Balahar (2.3 km).

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

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