# Chauk Village, Jogindarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jogindarnagar, Mandi 

# Chauk

Chauk is a village in Jogindarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176120**. The 2011 Census counted **61 people in 14 households**, the 189th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.6%.

- 61people (2011)
- 14households
- 78.0%literacy
- 176120PIN code

## Chauk PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chauk is 176120.** Chauk falls in Jogindarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176120
- Community development blockChauntra
- Census village code013297

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

## How far is Chauk from nearby towns?

- Jogindarnagar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Mandi (district HQ)84 km by road
- Jogindarnagar (nearest town)26 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 Chauk?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chauk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Marh
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Makreri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jogindarnagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Chauk known for?

The main crops are **barley, paddy and maize**. About 35% of the 21 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 Chauk

Of every 100 households in Chauk in 2011, 93 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chauk · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**99%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**90%

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

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**98%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**58%

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

**32%

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

**66%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****100%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**6%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Chauk?

■ Chauk · ■ Jogindarnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**81.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1440**

**1053

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**909

Working population ****62.3%**

**57.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 70.0% for women. 68% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 17 (45%) · **■** Marginal 21 (55%)

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 Jogindarnagar

- Andralu Nichla70 people
- Dagu70 people
- Brehli64 people
- Bagra63 people
- Marh59 people
- Dagu55 people
- Badhu54 people
- Miharah51 people

[All 219 villages in Jogindarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/jogindarnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chauk?176120
- How far is Chauk from Mandi?84 km by road
- What is the population of Chauk?61 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauk in?Mandi district (Jogindarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chauk?78.0% (Census 2011)