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About Chatar Gahr Village

Chatar Gahr is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 169, made up of 82 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatar Gahr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatar Gahr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 16.03 hectares
Population 169
Male Population 82
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chatar Gahr compares

By the 2011 count Chatar Gahr is the 149th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 16.03 hectares work out to about 11 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 Chatar Gahr

Chatar Gahr 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 Chatar Gahr 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 Chatar Gahr from other places

Chatar Gahr lies about 33 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Majheran Himachal, about under 2 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 Chatar Gahr
Nearest railway station Majheran Himachal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 3.9 km
District headquarters Kangra 33 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 34 km

Villages closest to Chatar Gahr

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 Chatar Gahr

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatar Gahr village had a population of 169. That makes it the 149th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Chatar Gahr village has 82 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatar Gahr has about 1061 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 Chatar Gahr is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatar Gahr covers 16.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chatar Gahr falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chatar Gahr is Majheran Himachal, about under 2 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 Chatar Gahr.

Chatar Gahr is about 33 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatar Gahr is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Majheran Himachal is about under 2 km away. Baijnath is about 3.9 km away. Kangra is about 33 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), Bagri (under 2 km) and Majheran Khas (under 2 km).

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

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