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About Chauni Village

Chauni is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 14 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,429 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263631
Area (hectares) 18.41 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 14
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,429
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauni compares

By the 2011 count Chauni is the 127th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 18.41 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Chauni

Chauni is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chauni as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chauni from other places

Chauni lies about 78 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 44 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 Chauni
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 21 km
Nearest town Pauri 41 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 44 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 78 km

Villages closest to Chauni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauni village had a population of 34. That makes it the 127th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Chauni village has 14 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauni has about 1429 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Chauni is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauni covers 18.41 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.

Chauni falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chauni is Kotdwara, about 44 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chauni.

Chauni is about 78 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauni is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kanda is about 21 km away. Pauri is about 41 km away. Kotdwara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baruwa Gaon (2.0 km), Garuwa Sirmoli (2.0 km) and Bheta (2.3 km).

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

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