About Chakra Village

Chakra is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 160 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,119 females per 1000 males. The village covers 151.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakra village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Dalhousie
Pincode	176303
Area (hectares)	151.42 hectares
Population	339
Male Population	160
Female Population	179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,119
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 Chakra compares

By the 2011 count Chakra is the 34th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 151.42 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Chakra

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

Chakra lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 23 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 Chakra
District headquarters	Chamba	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dalhousie	21 km
Nearest railway station	Talara	23 km

Villages closest to Chakra

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.

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Common questions about Chakra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakra village had a population of 339. That makes it the 34th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Chakra village has 160 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakra has about 1119 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Chakra covers 151.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakra is Talara, about 23 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 Chakra.

Chakra is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakra is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 19 km away. Dalhousie is about 21 km away. Talara is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.