About Chhaon Village

Chhaon is a small village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 126 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.11 hectares hectares.

Chhaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhaon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Bhoranj
Area (hectares)	68.11 hectares
Population	289
Male Population	126
Female Population	163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,294
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhaon compares

By the 2011 count Chhaon is the 102nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 68.11 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Chhaon

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

Chhaon lies about 42 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 36 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 Chhaon
Nearest town	Mandi	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhoranj	32 km
Nearest railway station	Buffer Stop	36 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	42 km

Villages closest to Chhaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhaon village had a population of 289. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Chhaon village has 126 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhaon has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1213.

Chhaon covers 68.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhaon falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhaon is Buffer Stop, about 36 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 Chhaon.

Chhaon is about 42 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhaon is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Mandi is about 4.1 km away. Bhoranj is about 32 km away. Buffer Stop is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.