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About Chhunun Village

Chhunun is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 159 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhunun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhunun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176303
Area (hectares) 94.91 hectares
Population 330
Male Population 159
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
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 Chhunun compares

By the 2011 count Chhunun is the 36th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 94.91 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Chhunun

Chhunun is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhunun 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 Chhunun from other places

Chhunun lies about 49 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Budhi, about 35 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 Chhunun
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 34 km
Nearest railway station Budhi 35 km
Nearest town Kathua 39 km
District headquarters Chamba 49 km

Villages closest to Chhunun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhunun village had a population of 330. That makes it the 36th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Chhunun village has 159 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhunun has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Chhunun is 176303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhunun covers 94.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhunun falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhunun is Budhi, about 35 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 Chhunun.

Chhunun is about 49 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhunun is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 34 km away. Budhi is about 35 km away. Kathua is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padhrotu (9.9 km), Dal (11 km) and D P F Jandrighat (11 km).

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

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