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About Chakol Behru Village

Chakol Behru is a mid sized village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 604, made up of 289 males and 315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakol Behru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakol Behru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 49.46 hectares
Population 604
Male Population 289
Female Population 315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chakol Behru compares

By the 2011 count Chakol Behru is the 54th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 49.46 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Chakol Behru

Chakol Behru is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chakol Behru 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakol Behru from other places

Chakol Behru lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Majheran Himachal, about 1.5 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 Chakol Behru
Nearest railway station Majheran Himachal 1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 3.0 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km

Villages closest to Chakol Behru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 Chakol Behru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakol Behru village had a population of 604. That makes it the 54th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Chakol Behru village has 289 males and 315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakol Behru has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Chakol Behru is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakol Behru covers 49.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakol Behru falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakol Behru is Majheran Himachal, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakol Behru.

Chakol Behru is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakol Behru is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about 1.5 km away. Baijnath is about 3.0 km away. Kangra is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chauhat (under 2 km), Majheran Khas (under 2 km) and Majheran Uparla (under 2 km).

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

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