About Chanaota Village

Chanaota is a mid sized village in Holi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 734, made up of 379 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanaota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanaota village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Holi
Pincode	176309
Area (hectares)	241.51 hectares
Population	734
Male Population	379
Female Population	355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanaota compares

By the 2011 count Chanaota is the 5th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 241.51 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Chanaota

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

Chanaota lies about 39 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 31 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 Chanaota
Tehsil headquarters	Holi	8.8 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	24 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	31 km
District headquarters	Chamba	39 km

Villages closest to Chanaota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanaota village had a population of 734. That makes it the 5th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Chanaota village has 379 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanaota has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Chanaota is 176309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanaota covers 241.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanaota falls under Holi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanaota is Chamunda Marg, about 31 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 Chanaota.

Chanaota is about 39 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanaota is in Holi tehsil of Chamba district. Holi is about 8.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 24 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.