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About Chauk Village

Chauk is a small village in Baldwara tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 240, made up of 118 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175033, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauk village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Baldwara
Pincode 175033
Area (hectares) 48.91 hectares
Population 240
Male Population 118
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauk compares

By the 2011 count Chauk is the 81st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 329 residents. Its 48.91 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Chauk

Chauk is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chauk 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 Chauk from other places

Chauk lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 41 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 Chauk
Tehsil headquarters Baldwara 4.1 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 41 km

Villages closest to Chauk

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauk village had a population of 240. That makes it the 81st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 329 residents.

Chauk village has 118 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauk has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Chauk is 175033. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauk covers 48.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauk falls under Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauk is Olinda, about 41 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 Chauk.

Chauk is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauk is in Baldwara tehsil of Mandi district. Baldwara is about 4.1 km away. Sundarnagar is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhwan (under 2 km), Harwan (under 2 km) and Kasmali (under 2 km).

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

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