# Chaunka Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Chaunka

Chaunka is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176301**. The 2011 Census counted **126 people in 24 households**, the 87th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 126people (2011)
- 24households
- 63.9%literacy
- 176301PIN code

## Chaunka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaunka is 176301.** Chaunka falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176301
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007382

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chaunka from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)77 km by road
- Bakloh (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chaunka?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chaunka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mel
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chaunka known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 8% of the 350 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chaunka

Of every 100 households in Chaunka in 2011, 100 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaunka · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**36%

Tap water ****68%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**63%

Use banking services ****90%**

**89%

Television ****26%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****26%**

**9%

Own their home ****90%**

**85%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chaunka?

■ Chaunka · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**1012

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****385**

**937

Working population ****31.0%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 55.8% for women. 49% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 27 (69%) · **■** Other work 12 (31%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dalhousie

- Kuther133 people
- Sanjap132 people
- Janoli131 people
- Sanjpoi127 people
- Kasba Bathri125 people
- Basa123 people
- Chatryara122 people
- Dhunera120 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaunka?176301
- How far is Chaunka from Chamba?77 km by road
- What is the population of Chaunka?126 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaunka in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaunka?63.9% (Census 2011)