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About Chasak Village

Chasak is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 417, made up of 216 males and 201 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 570.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chasak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chasak village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 570.5 hectares
Population 417
Male Population 216
Female Population 201
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Chasak compares

By the 2011 count Chasak is the 16th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 570.5 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chasak

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

Chasak 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 Chasak
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Pangi 29 km
District headquarters Chamba 29 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 38 km

Villages closest to Chasak

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 Chasak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chasak village had a population of 417. That makes it the 16th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Chasak village has 216 males and 201 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chasak has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

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

Chasak covers 570.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chasak 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chasak.

Chasak 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.

Chasak is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Pangi 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.

The closest recorded villages are Chhau (under 2 km), Ghangit (under 2 km) and Kupha (under 2 km).

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

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