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Chaunka Population - Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Chaunka is a small village located in Dalhousie Tehsil of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh with total 24 families residing. The Chaunka village has population of 126 of which 69 are males while 57 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Chaunka village population of children with age 0-6 is 18 which makes up 14.29 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chaunka village is 826 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Chaunka as per census is 385, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Chaunka village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Chaunka village was 63.89 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Chaunka Male literacy stands at 71.43 % while female literacy rate was 55.77 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Chaunka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Chaunka village.

Chaunka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 24 - -
Population 126 69 57
Child (0-6) 18 13 5
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 2 2 0
Literacy 63.89 % 71.43 % 55.77 %
Total Workers 39 34 5
Main Worker 39 - -
Marginal Worker 0 0 0

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 1.59 % of total population in Chaunka village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Chaunka village of Chamba.

Work Profile

In Chaunka village out of total population, 39 were engaged in work activities. 100.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 39 workers engaged in Main Work, 27 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.