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About Chauri Village

Chauri is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 185, made up of 101 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175038
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 185
Male Population 101
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauri compares

By the 2011 count Chauri is the 77th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 979.

Getting to Chauri

Chauri is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chauri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chauri from other places

Chauri lies about 25 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 43 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 Chauri
Nearest town Sundarnagar 6.2 km
District headquarters Mandi 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 26 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 43 km

Villages closest to Chauri

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 Chauri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauri village had a population of 185. That makes it the 77th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Chauri village has 101 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauri has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chauri is 175038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauri covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chauri is Olinda, about 43 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chauri.

Chauri is about 25 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauri is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 6.2 km away. Mandi is about 25 km away. Nihri is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Chauri (under 2 km), D P F Khobla (2.1 km) and Balag (3.0 km).

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

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