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About Chaunki Khurd Village

Chaunki Khurd is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13, made up of 6 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 15.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaunki Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaunki Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 15.8 hectares
Population 13
Male Population 6
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chaunki Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Chaunki Khurd is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 15.8 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Chaunki Khurd

The census records public bus service for Chaunki Khurd 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaunki Khurd from other places

Chaunki Khurd 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 Khurd
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 Khurd

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaunki Khurd village had a population of 13. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Chaunki Khurd village has 6 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunki Khurd has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1082.

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

Chaunki Khurd covers 15.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

Chaunki Khurd 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 Khurd 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 Kalan (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 Khurd today is likely to be higher.

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