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About Chhatrel Village

Chhatrel is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 150 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatrel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatrel village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 170.09 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 150
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
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 Chhatrel compares

By the 2011 count Chhatrel is the 45th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 170.09 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Chhatrel

Chhatrel is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhatrel 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 Chhatrel from other places

Chhatrel lies about 23 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 18 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 Chhatrel
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 13 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 18 km
District headquarters Chamba 23 km

Villages closest to Chhatrel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatrel village had a population of 316. That makes it the 45th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Chhatrel village has 150 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatrel has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Chhatrel is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatrel covers 170.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhatrel falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhatrel is Nurpur Road, about 18 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 Chhatrel.

Chhatrel is about 23 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatrel is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 13 km away. Nurpur Road is about 18 km away. Chamba is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Drumma (2.1 km), Godhra (2.7 km) and Kathet (4.5 km).

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

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