About Chauki Village

Chauki is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 227, made up of 97 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,340 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauki village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Karnaprayag
Pincode	246429
Area (hectares)	108.26 hectares
Population	227
Male Population	97
Female Population	130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,340
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauki compares

By the 2011 count Chauki is the 57th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 108.26 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Chauki

Chauki is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chauki as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 34 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 72 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 town	Srīnagar	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karnaprayag	24 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	34 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	72 km

Villages closest to Chauki

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

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Common questions about Chauki

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauki village had a population of 227. That makes it the 57th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Chauki village has 97 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauki has about 1340 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Chauki is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauki covers 108.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauki falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chauki is Rishikesh, about 72 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 village for Chauki.

Chauki is about 34 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauki is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Srīnagar is about 23 km away. Karnaprayag is about 24 km away. Chamoli is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.