# Chauki Village, Palampur, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Palampur, Kangra 

# Chauki

Chauki is a village in Palampur sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176061**. The 2011 Census counted **1,266 people in 314 households**, the 21st largest of 395 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 1,266people (2011)
- 314households
- 87.1%literacy
- 176061PIN code

## Chauki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chauki is 176061.** Chauki falls in Palampur sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176061
- Community development blockBhawarna
- Census village code011580

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

## How far is Chauki from nearby towns?

- Palampur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)37 km by road
- Palampur (nearest town)4 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 Chauki?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Chauki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghugar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Palampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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 Chauki known for?

The main crops are **paddy and pulses**. About 54% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chauki

Of every 100 households in Chauki in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Chauki · ■ Palampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**90%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**10%

Tap water ****97%**

**95%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**66%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%**

**45%

Use banking services ****93%**

**96%

Television ****86%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****35%**

**24%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****6%**

**5%

Own their home ****79%**

**91%

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 Chauki?

■ Chauki · ■ Palampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**912

Working population ****29.9%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 82.6% for women. 43% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 296 (78%) · **■** Marginal 66 (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 Palampur

- Bhawarna Khas1,393 people
- Sughar1,391 people
- Rakh1,370 people
- Bharmat Uparli1,306 people
- Biara1,242 people
- Raudi1,228 people
- Jhalrehr1,168 people
- Mahadev1,142 people

[All 409 villages in Palampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/palampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chauki?176061
- How far is Chauki from Dharmsala?37 km by road
- What is the population of Chauki?1,266 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauki in?Kangra district (Palampur sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chauki?87.1% (Census 2011)