# Chaunki Village, Nurpur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code (2)

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Chaunki

Chaunki is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176202**. The 2011 Census counted **43 people in 7 households**, the 373rd largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 43people (2011)
- 7households
- 89.2%literacy
- 176202PIN code

## Chaunki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaunki is 176202.** Chaunki falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176202
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008327

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?

- Nurpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)70 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)9 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

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Saglot
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ound
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 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, untreated 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 Chaunki known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. About 20% of the 87 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, 100 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Chaunki · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****57%**

**51%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**65%

Use banking services ****100%**

**94%

Television ****57%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**5%

None of these assets ****29%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Nurpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.2%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**826

Working population ****55.8%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 100.0% for men and 78.9% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 18 (75%) · **■** Other work 2 (8%) · **■** Marginal 4 (17%)

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 Nurpur

- Khanar49 people
- Basa Balhu48 people
- Baduni47 people
- Ghamal45 people
- Jhagra Da Ban42 people
- Malkwal41 people
- Chek Badial30 people
- Rajeen27 people

[All 419 villages in Nurpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/nurpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaunki?176202
- How far is Chaunki from Dharmsala?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chaunki?43 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaunki in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaunki?89.2% (Census 2011)