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About Chaunki Village

Chaunki is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 76, made up of 40 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaunki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaunki village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 18.28 hectares
Population 76
Male Population 40
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
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 Chaunki compares

By the 2011 count Chaunki is the 164th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 18.28 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1006.

Getting to Chaunki

Chaunki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaunki 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 Chaunki from other places

Chaunki lies about 40 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 12 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
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 40 km

Villages closest to Chaunki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaunki village had a population of 76. That makes it the 164th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Chaunki village has 40 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunki has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Chaunki is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaunki covers 18.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaunki falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaunki is Nurpur Road, about 12 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 Chaunki.

Chaunki is about 40 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaunki is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur Road is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 25 km away. Fatehpur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kot (2.6 km), Udana (3.1 km) and Parraha (3.3 km).

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

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