# Chauk Village, Sundarnagar, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sundarnagar/chauk/ Village · Sundarnagar, Mandi # Chauk Chauk is a village in Sundarnagar sub-district of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **174402**. The 2011 Census counted **1,398 people in 307 households**, the 14th largest of 160 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,398people (2011) - 307households - 90.3%literacy - 174402PIN code ## Chauk PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chauk is 174402.** Chauk falls in Sundarnagar sub-district, Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code174402 - Community development blockSundarnagar - Census village code014225 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? - Sundarnagar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Mandi (district HQ)21 km by road - Sundarnagar (nearest town)3 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chauk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sundarnagar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sundarnagar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sundarnagar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 68% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Chauk Of every 100 households in Chauk in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Chauk · ■ Sundarnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **99% Toilet within the home ****90%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **20% Tap water ****100%** **95% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **53% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **75% Use banking services ****94%** **87% Television ****87%** **74% Mobile phone ****82%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **7% None of these assets ****7%** **13% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 · ■ Sundarnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **926 Working population ****58.0%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.7% for men and 86.0% for women. 56% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 121 (15%) · **■** Marginal 682 (84%) 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 Sundarnagar - Kalahod1,738 people - Sai1,644 people - Ghangal1,432 people - D.P.F. Dhawal1,402 people - Alsu1,378 people - Nichli Bahli1,351 people - Chhatar1,340 people - Palhota1,155 people [All 180 villages in Sundarnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/mandi/sundarnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chauk?174402 - How far is Chauk from Mandi?21 km by road - What is the population of Chauk?1,398 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chauk in?Mandi district (Sundarnagar sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Chauk?90.3% (Census 2011)