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About Chiuni Village

Chiuni is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 597, made up of 305 males and 292 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiuni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiuni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 236.63 hectares
Population 597
Male Population 305
Female Population 292
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiuni compares

By the 2011 count Chiuni is the 17th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 236.63 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chiuni

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

Chiuni lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 54 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 Chiuni
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 54 km

Villages closest to Chiuni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiuni village had a population of 597. That makes it the 17th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Chiuni village has 305 males and 292 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiuni has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chiuni is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiuni covers 236.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiuni falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chiuni is Buffer Stop, about 54 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 Chiuni.

Chiuni is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiuni is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Buffer Stop is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhamach (7.1 km), Khanwachi (7.2 km) and Gatusharag (7.3 km).

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

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