About Chaukhuna Village

Chaukhuna is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 83 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukhuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukhuna village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Berinag
Pincode	262534
Area (hectares)	32.69 hectares
Population	175
Male Population	83
Female Population	92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,108
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaukhuna compares

By the 2011 count Chaukhuna is the 93rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 32.69 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Chaukhuna

Chaukhuna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaukhuna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chaukhuna from other places

Chaukhuna lies about 49 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 71 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 Chaukhuna
Tehsil headquarters	Berinag	25 km
Nearest town	Almora	33 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	49 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	71 km

Villages closest to Chaukhuna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukhuna village had a population of 175. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Chaukhuna village has 83 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukhuna has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Chaukhuna is 262534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukhuna covers 32.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaukhuna falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaukhuna is Kathgodam, about 71 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 - 10 km distance for Chaukhuna.

Chaukhuna is about 49 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukhuna is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 25 km away. Almora is about 33 km away. Pithoragarh is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.