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About Chaukri Village

Chaukri is a mid sized village in Mauranipur tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,462, made up of 772 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 334.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukri village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Mauranipur
Pincode 284205
Area (hectares) 334.84 hectares
Population 1,462
Male Population 772
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Chaukri compares

By the 2011 count Chaukri is the 81st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents. Its 334.84 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

Getting to Chaukri

Chaukri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaukri 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 Chaukri from other places

Chaukri lies about 45 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Ranipur Road, about 8.3 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 Chaukri
Nearest railway station Ranipur Road 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Mauranipur 17 km
Nearest town Nivāri 21 km
District headquarters Jhansi 45 km

Villages closest to Chaukri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukri village had a population of 1,462. That makes it the 81st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,048 residents.

Chaukri village has 772 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukri has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 902.

The pincode recorded for Chaukri is 284205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukri covers 334.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaukri falls under Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaukri is Ranipur Road, about 8.3 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 Chaukri.

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

Chaukri is in Mauranipur tehsil of Jhansi district. Ranipur Road is about 8.3 km away. Mauranipur is about 17 km away. Nivāri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patha Kharka (1.9 km), Rajpura (2.1 km) and Gairaha (2.7 km).

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

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