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About Chuhku Village

Chuhku is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 393, made up of 178 males and 215 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuhku Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuhku village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175024
Area (hectares) 38.43 hectares
Population 393
Male Population 178
Female Population 215
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chuhku compares

By the 2011 count Chuhku is the 56th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 38.43 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Chuhku

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

Chuhku 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 Chuhku
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 24 km

Villages closest to Chuhku

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuhku village had a population of 393. That makes it the 56th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Chuhku village has 178 males and 215 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuhku has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Chuhku is 175024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuhku covers 38.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chuhku falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chuhku 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 village for Chuhku.

Chuhku 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.

Chuhku is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Sarkaghat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cheli (5.2 km), Pipli (5.6 km) and Badal (7.9 km).

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

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