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About Chauntra Village

Chauntra is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,453, made up of 746 males and 707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauntra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauntra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 175032
Area (hectares) 162.54 hectares
Population 1,453
Male Population 746
Female Population 707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chauntra compares

By the 2011 count Chauntra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 162.54 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Chauntra

Chauntra 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 Chauntra 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 Chauntra from other places

Chauntra lies about 37 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Chauntra Bahetren, about under 2 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 Chauntra
Nearest railway station Chauntra Bahetren under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 4.4 km
District headquarters Mandi 37 km

Villages closest to Chauntra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauntra village had a population of 1,453. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Chauntra village has 746 males and 707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauntra has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Chauntra is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauntra covers 162.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauntra falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauntra is Chauntra Bahetren, about under 2 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 Chauntra.

Chauntra is about 37 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauntra is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Chauntra Bahetren is about under 2 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 4.4 km away. Mandi is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhanyatar (under 2 km), Lakrehr (under 2 km) and Bhaterh (under 2 km).

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

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