About Chukku Village

Chukku is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 170, made up of 82 males and 88 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chukku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chukku village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Padhar
Pincode	176120
Area (hectares)	128 hectares
Population	170
Male Population	82
Female Population	88
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,073
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chukku compares

By the 2011 count Chukku is the 119th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 128 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 993.

Getting to Chukku

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

Chukku lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 13 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 Chukku
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	13 km
District headquarters	Mandi	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padhar	33 km

Villages closest to Chukku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chukku village had a population of 170. That makes it the 119th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Chukku village has 82 males and 88 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chukku has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chukku is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chukku covers 128 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chukku falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chukku is Buffer Stop, about 13 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 10+ km distance for Chukku.

Chukku 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.

Chukku is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Padhar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.