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About Chaunki Village

Chaunki is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 229, made up of 111 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, 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 Khundian
Pincode 176031
Area (hectares) 80.66 hectares
Population 229
Male Population 111
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
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 57th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 80.66 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Chaunki

Chaunki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaunki as Available within village. 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 19 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
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 14 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Chaunki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 229. That makes it the 57th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Chaunki village has 111 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunki has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Chaunki is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaunki covers 80.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaunki is Jawalamukhi Road, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaunki.

Chaunki is about 19 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 Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 5.2 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 14 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharari (under 2 km), Pukhru (under 2 km) and Chori (under 2 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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