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About Chhajaut Village

Chhajaut is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 136 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhajaut Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhajaut village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 91.45 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 136
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhajaut compares

By the 2011 count Chhajaut is the 120th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 91.45 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chhajaut

Chhajaut is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhajaut as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chhajaut from other places

Chhajaut lies about 29 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 Chhajaut
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 29 km
District headquarters Chamba 29 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 66 km

Villages closest to Chhajaut

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 Chhajaut

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhajaut village had a population of 262. That makes it the 120th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Chhajaut village has 136 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhajaut has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Chhajaut covers 91.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhajaut is Nurpur Road, about 66 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhajaut.

Chhajaut 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.

Chhajaut is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 29 km away. Chamba is about 29 km away. Nurpur Road is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Puntwar (under 2 km), Mangalwas (under 2 km) and D P F Topi (under 2 km).

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

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