About Chaura Village

Chaura is a small village in Nichar tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 218 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 628 females per 1000 males. The village covers 182.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kinnaur
Tehsil	Nichar
Pincode	172101
Area (hectares)	182.85 hectares
Population	355
Male Population	218
Female Population	137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	628
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Chaura is the 31st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 326 residents. Its 182.85 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

Getting to Chaura

Chaura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaura 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaura from other places

Chaura lies about 27 km from Kinnaur, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 142 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 Chaura
Tehsil headquarters	Nichar	27 km
District headquarters	Kinnaur	27 km
Nearest town	Mandi	140 km
Nearest railway station	Shimla	142 km

Villages closest to Chaura

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

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Common questions about Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura village had a population of 355. That makes it the 31st largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 326 residents.

Chaura village has 218 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura has about 628 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 915.

The pincode recorded for Chaura is 172101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura covers 182.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaura falls under Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaura is Shimla, about 142 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 village for Chaura.

Chaura is about 27 km from Kinnaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura is in Nichar tehsil of Kinnaur district. Nichar is about 27 km away. Kinnaur is about 27 km away. Mandi is about 140 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.