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About Chauni Village

Chauni is a small village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 460, made up of 214 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 262134
Area (hectares) 141.41 hectares
Population 460
Male Population 214
Female Population 246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
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 Chauni compares

By the 2011 count Chauni is the 16th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 141.41 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Chauni

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

Chauni lies about 42 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 48 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 Betalghat 24 km
Nearest town Almora 35 km
District headquarters Nainital 42 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 48 km

Villages closest to Chauni

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Betalghat 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 460. That makes it the 16th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Chauni village has 214 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauni has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Chauni is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauni covers 141.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauni falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chauni is Ramnagar, about 48 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 Chauni.

Chauni is about 42 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauni is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 24 km away. Almora is about 35 km away. Nainital is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badhani Gaon (13 km), Sonli (15 km) and Rauliagaon (16 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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