# Chowki Village, Amb, Una (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Amb, Una 

# Chowki

Chowki is a village in Amb sub-district of Una district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177212**. The 2011 Census counted **758 people in 177 households**, the 88th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 88.0%.

- 758people (2011)
- 177households
- 86.6%literacy
- 177212PIN code

## Chowki PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chowki is 177212.** Chowki falls in Amb sub-district, Una district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177212
- Community development blockGagret
- Census village code018127

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

## How far is Chowki from nearby towns?

- Amb (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Una (district HQ)47 km by road
- Daulatpur (nearest town)7 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 Chowki?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chowki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nangal Jariyalan
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Daulatpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Una
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Chowki known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and paddy**. About 38% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Chowki

Of every 100 households in Chowki in 2011, 94 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chowki · ■ Amb rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**63%

Use banking services ****98%**

**91%

Television ****87%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

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

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chowki?

■ Chowki · ■ Amb rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.6%**

**88.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****681**

**858

Working population ****28.8%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.6% for men and 81.1% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (35%) · **■** Marginal 124 (57%)

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 Amb

- Malkara784 people
- Badaun781 people
- Loharli Upperli776 people
- Upmuhal Suri770 people
- Piplu741 people
- Baheri717 people
- Bah703 people
- Dangoh Upperla673 people

[All 252 villages in Amb](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/una/amb/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chowki?177212
- How far is Chowki from Una?47 km by road
- What is the population of Chowki?758 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chowki in?Una district (Amb sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Chowki?86.6% (Census 2011)