About Chhatrel Village

Chhatrel is a mid sized village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 560, made up of 286 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatrel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatrel village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhalai
Pincode	176312
Area (hectares)	197.24 hectares
Population	560
Male Population	286
Female Population	274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	958
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatrel compares

By the 2011 count Chhatrel is the 9th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 197.24 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chhatrel

Chhatrel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhatrel as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhatrel from other places

Chhatrel lies about 23 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 18 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chhatrel
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	18 km
District headquarters	Chamba	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhalai	28 km

Villages closest to Chhatrel

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhalai tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Chhatrel

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatrel village had a population of 560. That makes it the 9th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Chhatrel village has 286 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatrel has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chhatrel is 176312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatrel covers 197.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhatrel falls under Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhatrel is Nurpur Road, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chhatrel.

Chhatrel is about 23 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatrel is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 23 km away. Bhalai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.