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About Chhudra Village

Chhudra is a mid sized village in Bhalai tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 528, made up of 254 males and 274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176308, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhudra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhudra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhalai
Pincode 176308
Area (hectares) 91.14 hectares
Population 528
Male Population 254
Female Population 274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhudra compares

By the 2011 count Chhudra is the 11th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 325 residents. Its 91.14 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chhudra

Chhudra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhudra as Available within village. 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 Chhudra from other places

Chhudra lies about 15 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 46 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 Chhudra
Tehsil headquarters Bhalai 4.3 km
District headquarters Chamba 15 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 46 km

Villages closest to Chhudra

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.

Common questions about Chhudra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhudra village had a population of 528. That makes it the 11th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 325 residents.

Chhudra village has 254 males and 274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhudra has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chhudra is 176308. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhudra covers 91.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhudra is Nurpur Road, about 46 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhudra.

Chhudra is about 15 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhudra is in Bhalai tehsil of Chamba district. Bhalai is about 4.3 km away. Chamba is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Janna (under 2 km), Tiari (under 2 km) and Dei Kund (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhudra today is likely to be higher.

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