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About Chhahbah Village

Chhahbah is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 361, made up of 164 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,201 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhahbah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhahbah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 47.86 hectares
Population 361
Male Population 164
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,201
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhahbah compares

By the 2011 count Chhahbah is the 87th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 47.86 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Chhahbah

Chhahbah is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhahbah 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhahbah from other places

Chhahbah lies about 13 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 7.3 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 Chhahbah
Nearest railway station Samloti 7.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 25 km

Villages closest to Chhahbah

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 Chhahbah

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhahbah village had a population of 361. That makes it the 87th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Chhahbah village has 164 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhahbah has about 1201 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1095.

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

Chhahbah covers 47.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhahbah is Samloti, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chhahbah is about 13 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhahbah is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 7.3 km away. Kangra is about 13 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahal (under 2 km), Dhandol (2.0 km) and Doli Kalan (2.0 km).

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

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