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About Chowki Village

Chowki is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 758, made up of 371 males and 387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chowki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chowki village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177212
Area (hectares) 134.99 hectares
Population 758
Male Population 371
Female Population 387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chowki compares

By the 2011 count Chowki is the 87th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 134.99 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Chowki

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

Chowki lies about 45 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 23 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 Chowki
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Amb 31 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 41 km
District headquarters Una 45 km

Villages closest to Chowki

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chowki village had a population of 758. That makes it the 87th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Chowki village has 371 males and 387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chowki has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Chowki is 177212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chowki covers 134.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chowki falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chowki is Jawalamukhi Road, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Chowki.

Chowki is about 45 km from Una in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chowki is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 23 km away. Amb is about 31 km away. Dharamsala is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wasuni (2.6 km), Aghar (2.6 km) and Bhanjal (2.9 km).

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

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