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About Chakhotar Village

Chakhotar is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 127 males and 118 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 215 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakhotar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakhotar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 215 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 127
Female Population 118
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakhotar compares

By the 2011 count Chakhotar is the 90th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 215 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chakhotar

Chakhotar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakhotar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chakhotar from other places

Chakhotar lies about 25 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 Chakhotar
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 25 km
District headquarters Chamba 25 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 56 km

Villages closest to Chakhotar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakhotar village had a population of 245. That makes it the 90th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Chakhotar village has 127 males and 118 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakhotar has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chakhotar is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakhotar covers 215 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakhotar falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakhotar 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakhotar.

Chakhotar is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakhotar is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 25 km away. Chamba is about 25 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 Kandhwara (under 2 km), Mulkiar (under 2 km) and Pringul (1.6 km).

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

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