About Chinian Village

Chinian is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 76 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinian village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Bhattiyat
Pincode	176302
Area (hectares)	80 hectares
Population	146
Male Population	76
Female Population	70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinian compares

By the 2011 count Chinian is the 93rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 80 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Chinian

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

Chinian lies about 22 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 Chinian
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhattiyat	22 km
District headquarters	Chamba	22 km

Villages closest to Chinian

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.

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Common questions about Chinian

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinian village had a population of 146. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Chinian village has 76 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinian has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Chinian covers 80 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chinian 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chinian.

Chinian is about 22 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinian is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 18 km away. Bhattiyat is about 22 km away. Chamba is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.