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About Chauki Village

Chauki is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,266, made up of 619 males and 647 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauki village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 161.51 hectares
Population 1,266
Male Population 619
Female Population 647
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chauki compares

By the 2011 count Chauki is the 20th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 161.51 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Chauki

Chauki is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chauki as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chauki from other places

Chauki lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Palampur Himachal, about 2.4 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 Chauki
Nearest railway station Palampur Himachal 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 3.2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Chauki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauki village had a population of 1,266. That makes it the 20th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Chauki village has 619 males and 647 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauki has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Chauki is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauki covers 161.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauki falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauki is Palampur Himachal, about 2.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chauki.

Chauki is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauki is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur Himachal is about 2.4 km away. Palampur is about 3.2 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nihang (under 2 km), Khilru (under 2 km) and Bharron (under 2 km).

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

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