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

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Village · Nurpur, Kangra 

# Chaunki

Chaunki is a village in Nurpur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176200**. The 2011 Census counted **861 people in 191 households**, the 49th largest of 392 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 861people (2011)
- 191households
- 88.6%literacy
- 176200PIN code

## Chaunki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaunki is 176200.** Chaunki falls in Nurpur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176200
- Community development blockNurpur
- Census village code008671

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)12 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)70 km by road
- Nurpur (nearest town)12 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?

16 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ladori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nurpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jachh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 **wheat and paddy**. 

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, 98 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Chaunki · ■ Nurpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**48%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**51%

Tap water ****98%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**34%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**65%

Use banking services ****99%**

**94%

Television ****80%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**25%

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

**5%

None of these assets ****9%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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+) ****88.6%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****961**

**826

Working population ****26.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 84.8% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (15%) · **■** Household industry 16 (7%) · **■** Other work 68 (30%) · **■** Marginal 71 (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 Nurpur

- Dani Khas877 people
- Kulan875 people
- Dhado867 people
- Langlahr866 people
- Ror852 people
- Ladori Khas845 people
- Baroh838 people
- Khani Upperli834 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaunki?176200
- How far is Chaunki from Dharmsala?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chaunki?861 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaunki in?Kangra district (Nurpur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chaunki?88.6% (Census 2011)