About Chhapa Village

Chhapa is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,031, made up of 521 males and 510 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 302 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	302 hectares
Population	1,031
Male Population	521
Female Population	510
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	979
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapa compares

By the 2011 count Chhapa is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 302 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chhapa

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

Chhapa 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 Chhapa
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 Chhapa

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 Chhapa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapa village had a population of 1,031. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Chhapa village has 521 males and 510 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapa has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

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

Chhapa covers 302 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhapa 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chhapa.

Chhapa 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.

Chhapa 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.