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About Chaukha Village

Chaukha is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 56 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262542, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukha village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262542
Area (hectares) 34.74 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 56
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Chaukha compares

By the 2011 count Chaukha is the 205th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 34.74 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Chaukha

Chaukha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaukha 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. The nearest villages by name are Chamtoli, Chamu, Chan Kot and Chanauli. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chaukha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukha village had a population of 120. That makes it the 205th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Chaukha village has 56 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukha has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Chaukha is 262542. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukha covers 34.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaukha falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Chaukha notes the nearest railway station 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 Chaukha.

Chaukha is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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