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About Chauki Gunth Village

Chauki Gunth is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 147 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauki Gunth Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauki Gunth village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 62.44 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 147
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Chauki Gunth compares

By the 2011 count Chauki Gunth is the 80th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 62.44 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Chauki Gunth

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

Chauki Gunth lies about 31 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 63 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 Gunth
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 13 km
Nearest town Almora 30 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 63 km

Villages closest to Chauki Gunth

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gangolihat 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 Chauki Gunth

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauki Gunth village had a population of 287. That makes it the 80th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Chauki Gunth village has 147 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauki Gunth has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Chauki Gunth is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauki Gunth covers 62.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauki Gunth falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chauki Gunth is Kathgodam, about 63 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 Chauki Gunth.

Chauki Gunth is about 31 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauki Gunth is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 13 km away. Almora is about 30 km away. Pithoragarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhunera (under 2 km), Jyuliya Khet (under 2 km) and Kakara (under 2 km).

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

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