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About Chauki Village

Chauki is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 23 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 696 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173215, 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 Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173215
Area (hectares) 12.01 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 23
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 696
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
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 204th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 12.01 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chauki

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

Chauki lies about 10 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 5.5 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
Nearest railway station Kanoh 5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 6.7 km
District headquarters Solan 10 km

Villages closest to Chauki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 39. That makes it the 204th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Chauki village has 23 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauki has about 696 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chauki is 173215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauki covers 12.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauki falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauki is Kanoh, about 5.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chauki.

Chauki is about 10 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauki is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Kanoh is about 5.5 km away. Kandaghat is about 6.7 km away. Solan is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhar Ki Ser (under 2 km), Sona Khurd (under 2 km) and Up Mohal Dochi (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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