# Chaunki Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Chaunki

Chaunki is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176098**. The 2011 Census counted **470 people in 103 households**, the 7th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 470people (2011)
- 103households
- 84.1%literacy
- 176098PIN code

## Chaunki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaunki is 176098.** Chaunki falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176098
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code011046

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

## How far is Chaunki from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)97 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)35 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 Chaunki?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhatawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hamirpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sujanpur Tira
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Chaunki known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 32% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chaunki

Of every 100 households in Chaunki in 2011, 97 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Chaunki · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****33%**

**57%

Tap water ****42%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**41%

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

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****95%**

**95%

Television ****76%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**98%

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 Chaunki?

■ Chaunki · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1227**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**899

Working population ****36.0%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 77.5% for women. 41% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 13 (8%) · **■** Other work 81 (48%) · **■** Marginal 75 (44%)

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 Khundian

- Hardip Pur531 people
- Tip Uparla518 people
- Thamba502 people
- Kohlri496 people
- Kurera470 people
- Balahr460 people
- Ghandwar Khas451 people
- Galoti430 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaunki?176098
- How far is Chaunki from Dharmsala?97 km by road
- What is the population of Chaunki?470 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaunki in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaunki?84.1% (Census 2011)