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About Chaunki Village

Chaunki is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 22 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, 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 Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 86.67 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 22
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 354th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 86.67 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

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 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
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 12 km
Nearest town Mamun 25 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 Nurpur 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 43. That makes it the 354th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Chaunki village has 22 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunki has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chaunki is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaunki covers 86.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaunki falls under Nurpur 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 village 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 Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 8.3 km away. Nurpur Road is about 12 km away. Mamun is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kior Ghrian (under 2 km), Kior Brahmana (under 2 km) and Ladori Khas (2.3 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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