About Chandru Village

Chandru is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 113 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	312 hectares
Population	249
Male Population	113
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,204
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandru compares

By the 2011 count Chandru is the 126th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 312 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chandru

Chandru is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandru as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chandru from other places

Chandru lies about 27 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 19 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 Chandru
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	19 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	27 km
District headquarters	Chamba	27 km

Villages closest to Chandru

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.

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Common questions about Chandru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandru village had a population of 249. That makes it the 126th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Chandru village has 113 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandru has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Chandru is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandru covers 312 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandru is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 19 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chandru.

Chandru is about 27 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandru is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 23 km away. Chaurah is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.