Village · Dera Gopipur, Kangra
# Chaunki Kalan

Chaunki Kalan is a village in Dera Gopipur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code 176029. The 2011 Census counted 205 people in 49 households, the 176th largest of 282 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.9%.
- 205 people (2011)
- 49 households
- 83.9% literacy
- 176029 PIN code

## Chaunki Kalan PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chaunki Kalan is 176029. Chaunki Kalan falls in Dera Gopipur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.
- PIN code 176029
- Community development block Dera
- Census village code 010360

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

## How far is Chaunki Kalan from nearby towns?
- Dera Gopipur (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ) 40 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town) 14 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chaunki Kalan?

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

### In the village
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bane Di Hatti
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Balugloa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nehranpukhar
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Chaunki Kalan known for?

The main crops are wheat. About 41% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chaunki Kalan

Of every 100 households in Chaunki Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chaunki Kalan · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 98%
- Toilet within the home 67% 66%
- No toilet (open defecation) 33% 34%
- Tap water 51% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 31% 59%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 30%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 69%
- Use banking services 100% 95%
- Television 98% 78%
- Mobile phone 86% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 24% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 5%
- None of these assets 0% 8%
- Own their home 96% 96%

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

## What is the population of Chaunki Kalan?

■ Chaunki Kalan · ■ Dera Gopipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 83.9% 87.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1470 1067
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1083 890
- Working population 48.3% 55.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 79.8% for women. 48% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 38 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 23 (23%) · ■ Marginal 37 (37%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Dera Gopipur
- Mehndhru 216 people
- Sameli 213 people
- Gahran 210 people
- Bilpar 209 people
- Bhati 200 people
- Gagehr 199 people
- Sapru 199 people
- Kut Ban Tili 196 people

All 305 villages in Dera Gopipur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chaunki Kalan? 176029
- How far is Chaunki Kalan from Dharmsala? 40 km by road
- What is the population of Chaunki Kalan? 205 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaunki Kalan in? Kangra district (Dera Gopipur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaunki Kalan? 83.9% (Census 2011)

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