About Chanan Village

Chanan is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 501, made up of 257 males and 244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176319, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176319
Area (hectares)	165.22 hectares
Population	501
Male Population	257
Female Population	244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanan compares

By the 2011 count Chanan is the 64th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 165.22 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chanan

Chanan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chanan as Available within 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 Chanan from other places

Chanan lies about 18 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 56 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 Chanan
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	18 km
District headquarters	Chamba	18 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	56 km

Villages closest to Chanan

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 Chanan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanan village had a population of 501. That makes it the 64th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Chanan village has 257 males and 244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanan has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Chanan is 176319. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanan covers 165.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chanan is Nurpur Road, about 56 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chanan.

Chanan is about 18 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanan is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 18 km away. Nurpur Road is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.