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About Chacharwas Village

Chacharwas is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 118 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 297.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chacharwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chacharwas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 297.99 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 118
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chacharwas compares

By the 2011 count Chacharwas is the 37th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 297.99 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chacharwas

Chacharwas is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chacharwas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chacharwas from other places

Chacharwas lies about 18 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 56 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 Chacharwas
Tehsil headquarters Pangi 18 km
District headquarters Chamba 18 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 56 km

Villages closest to Chacharwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chacharwas village had a population of 231. That makes it the 37th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Chacharwas village has 118 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chacharwas has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chacharwas is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chacharwas covers 297.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chacharwas falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chacharwas is Nurpur Road, about 56 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 10+ km distance for Chacharwas.

Chacharwas is about 18 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chacharwas is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Pangi is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 18 km away. Nurpur Road is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Gajrahan (2.5 km), Parmar (6.5 km) and Chaloli (6.9 km).

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

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