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About Chachoga Village

Chachoga is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 426, made up of 208 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chachoga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chachoga village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 107 hectares
Population 426
Male Population 208
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chachoga compares

By the 2011 count Chachoga is the 87th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chachoga

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

Chachoga lies about 29 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Chachoga
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 29 km
District headquarters Chamba 29 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 38 km

Villages closest to Chachoga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chachoga village had a population of 426. That makes it the 87th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Chachoga village has 208 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chachoga has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Chachoga is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chachoga covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chachoga falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chachoga is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Chachoga.

Chachoga is about 29 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chachoga is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Chaurah is about 29 km away. Chamba is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chachul (under 2 km), Chhapa (under 2 km) and D P F Jhanuh (under 2 km).

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

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