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About Chakki Village

Chakki is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 95 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 687 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakki village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176302
Area (hectares) 687 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 95
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakki compares

By the 2011 count Chakki is the 83rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 687 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Chakki

Chakki is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chakki as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chakki from other places

Chakki lies about 15 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 27 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 Chakki
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 15 km
District headquarters Chamba 15 km
Nearest railway station Talara 27 km

Villages closest to Chakki

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhattiyat 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 Chakki

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakki village had a population of 192. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Chakki village has 95 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakki has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Chakki is 176302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakki covers 687 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakki falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakki is Talara, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Chakki.

Chakki 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.

Chakki is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 15 km away. Chamba is about 15 km away. Talara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalasan (1.7 km), Barei (2.0 km) and Hobar Jarei (2.0 km).

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

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