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About Chakban Chhidar Village

Chakban Chhidar is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 43 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 837 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakban Chhidar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban Chhidar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176054
Area (hectares) 101.55 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 43
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 837
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakban Chhidar compares

By the 2011 count Chakban Chhidar is the 118th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 101.55 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chakban Chhidar

Chakban Chhidar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakban Chhidar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chakban Chhidar from other places

Chakban Chhidar lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 7.6 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 Chakban Chhidar
Nearest railway station Talara 7.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 10 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Chakban Chhidar

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 Chakban Chhidar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakban Chhidar village had a population of 79. That makes it the 118th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Chakban Chhidar village has 43 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakban Chhidar has about 837 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Chakban Chhidar is 176054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakban Chhidar covers 101.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakban Chhidar falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakban Chhidar is Talara, about 7.6 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakban Chhidar.

Chakban Chhidar is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakban Chhidar is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 7.6 km away. Baroh is about 10 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baniharkar (under 2 km), Chakban Chandrot (under 2 km) and Chakban Gheen (under 2 km).

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

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