Village · Nadaun, Hamirpur
# Chaukroo

Chaukroo is a village in Nadaun sub-district of Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 177045. The 2011 Census counted 22 people in 6 households, the 346th largest of 359 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.
- 22 people (2011)
- 6 households
- 90.0% literacy
- 177045 PIN code

## Chaukroo PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chaukroo is 177045. Chaukroo falls in Nadaun sub-district, Hamirpur district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 177045
- Community development block Nadaun
- Census village code 016807

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chaukroo from nearby towns?
- Nadaun (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Hamirpur (district HQ) 18 km by road
- Nadaun (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chaukroo?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chaukroo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Rail
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rail
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nadaun
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Rail
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chaukroo known for?

The main crops are maize and wheat. About 63% of the 5 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chaukroo

Of every 100 households in Chaukroo in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaukroo · ■ Nadaun rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 99%
- Toilet within the home 100% 86%
- No toilet (open defecation) 0% 13%
- Tap water 100% 87%
- Drinking water within premises 100% 63%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 21%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 78%
- Use banking services 100% 90%
- Television 100% 79%
- Mobile phone 100% 65%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 33% 20%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 6%
- None of these assets 0% 7%
- Own their home 100% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chaukroo?

■ Chaukroo · ■ Nadaun rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 90.0% 89.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1200 1062
- Working population 86.4% 61.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 83.3% for women. 80% of men and 92% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 8 (42%) · ■ Other work 7 (37%) · ■ Marginal 4 (21%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Nadaun
- Dhanian 27 people
- Gujrehra 27 people
- Sarahlari 26 people
- D.P.F. Basaral II nd 24 people
- Reori Jhikali 22 people
- Chauki Jattan 19 people
- Kachhoti 18 people
- Phatahl 18 people

All 371 villages in Nadaun

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chaukroo? 177045
- How far is Chaukroo from Hamirpur? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Chaukroo? 22 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaukroo in? Hamirpur district (Nadaun sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaukroo? 90.0% (Census 2011)

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