About Chaniara Village

Chaniara is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 144 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaniara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaniara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176128
Area (hectares)	46.04 hectares
Population	298
Male Population	144
Female Population	154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,069
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaniara compares

By the 2011 count Chaniara is the 103rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 46.04 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Chaniara

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

Chaniara lies about 20 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 3.6 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 Chaniara
Nearest railway station	Paror	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	17 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	19 km
District headquarters	Kangra	20 km

Villages closest to Chaniara

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.

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Common questions about Chaniara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaniara village had a population of 298. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Chaniara village has 144 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaniara has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Chaniara is 176128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaniara covers 46.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaniara falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaniara is Paror, about 3.6 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 Chaniara.

Chaniara is about 20 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaniara is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 3.6 km away. Baijnath is about 17 km away. Dharamsala is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.