About Chhek Village

Chhek is a small village in Barsar tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 109 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176041, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhek village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Barsar
Pincode	176041
Area (hectares)	57.77 hectares
Population	214
Male Population	109
Female Population	105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhek compares

By the 2011 count Chhek is the 92nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 57.77 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

Getting to Chhek

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

Chhek lies about 23 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 35 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 Chhek
Nearest town	Mandi	16 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	23 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barsar	34 km
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	35 km

Villages closest to Chhek

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhek village had a population of 214. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 231 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Chhek village has 109 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhek has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1122.

The pincode recorded for Chhek is 176041. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhek covers 57.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhek falls under Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhek is Joginder Nagar, about 35 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 village for Chhek.

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

Chhek is in Barsar tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 16 km away. Hamirpur is about 23 km away. Barsar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.