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About Chauki Village

Chauki is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 251, made up of 131 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171018, 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 Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171018
Area (hectares) 129.53 hectares
Population 251
Male Population 131
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauki compares

By the 2011 count Chauki is the 42nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 129.53 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

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 <5 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 Chauki from other places

Chauki lies about 15 km from Shimla. 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
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 8.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Chauki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauki village had a population of 251. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Chauki village has 131 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauki has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Chauki is 171018. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauki covers 129.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chauki falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chauki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chauki.

Chauki is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauki is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Chaprani (under 2 km), Khaira (under 2 km) and Padain (under 2 km).

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

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