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About Aukal Village

Aukal is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 350, made up of 167 males and 183 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Aukal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Aukal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 196.67 hectares
Population 350
Male Population 167
Female Population 183
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Aukal compares

By the 2011 count Aukal is the 28th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 196.67 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Aukal

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

Aukal lies about 31 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 39 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 Aukal
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 19 km
District headquarters Mandi 31 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 39 km

Villages closest to Aukal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Aukal village had a population of 350. That makes it the 28th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Aukal village has 167 males and 183 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Aukal has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Aukal is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Aukal covers 196.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Aukal falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Aukal is Summer Hill, about 39 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 Aukal.

Aukal is about 31 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Aukal is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Nihri is about 19 km away. Mandi is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauki (under 2 km), Saran (1.5 km) and Sarn (1.5 km).

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

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