About Chauki Village

Chauki is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 138 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, 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	Mandi
Tehsil	Nihri
Pincode	175031
Area (hectares)	46.8 hectares
Population	278
Male Population	138
Female Population	140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauki compares

By the 2011 count Chauki is the 47th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 46.8 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chauki

Chauki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 38 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 town	Sundarnagar	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nihri	19 km
District headquarters	Mandi	32 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	38 km

Villages closest to Chauki

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.

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Common questions about Chauki

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauki village had a population of 278. That makes it the 47th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Chauki village has 138 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauki has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 979.

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

Chauki covers 46.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chauki is Summer Hill, about 38 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 Chauki.

Chauki is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauki is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 17 km away. Nihri is about 19 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.