About Chhau Village

Chhau is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 155, made up of 82 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhau village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Pangi
Pincode	176323
Area (hectares)	11.23 hectares
Population	155
Male Population	82
Female Population	73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhau compares

By the 2011 count Chhau is the 48th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 11.23 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chhau

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

Chhau 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 Chhau
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 Chhau

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.

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Common questions about Chhau

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhau village had a population of 155. That makes it the 48th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Chhau village has 82 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhau has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 940.

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

Chhau covers 11.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhau 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhau.

Chhau 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.

Chhau 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.