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About Chadraun Village

Chadraun is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 91 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chadraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chadraun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176055
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 91
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chadraun compares

By the 2011 count Chadraun is the 54th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chadraun

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

Chadraun lies about 50 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 2.0 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 Chadraun
Nearest railway station Kandwal 2.0 km
Nearest town Mamun 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 50 km

Villages closest to Chadraun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chadraun village had a population of 191. That makes it the 54th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Chadraun village has 91 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chadraun has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Chadraun is 176055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chadraun covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chadraun falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chadraun is Kandwal, about 2.0 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 Chadraun.

Chadraun is about 50 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chadraun is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 2.0 km away. Mamun is about 7.7 km away. Baroh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhat Lahri (5.6 km), Bhur Lahr (5.6 km) and Digar Lahr (5.6 km).

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

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