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About Chauki Mirgwal Village

Chauki Mirgwal is a mid sized village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 642, made up of 338 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauki Mirgwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauki Mirgwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Kamrau
Pincode 173029
Area (hectares) 347.31 hectares
Population 642
Male Population 338
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauki Mirgwal compares

By the 2011 count Chauki Mirgwal is the 19th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 347.31 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Chauki Mirgwal

Chauki Mirgwal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chauki Mirgwal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Mirgwal from other places

Chauki Mirgwal lies about 23 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 49 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 Chauki Mirgwal
Tehsil headquarters Kamrau 4.3 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 17 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 23 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 49 km

Villages closest to Chauki Mirgwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauki Mirgwal village had a population of 642. That makes it the 19th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Chauki Mirgwal village has 338 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauki Mirgwal has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Chauki Mirgwal is 173029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauki Mirgwal covers 347.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chauki Mirgwal falls under Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauki Mirgwal is Dehradun, about 49 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chauki Mirgwal.

Chauki Mirgwal is about 23 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauki Mirgwal is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Kamrau is about 4.3 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 17 km away. Sirmaur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bag Hawra (under 2 km), Dhab Pipli (under 2 km) and Barwas (2.2 km).

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

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