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About Chakban Sarotari Village

Chakban Sarotari is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 28 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakban Sarotari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban Sarotari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baroh
Pincode 176037
Area (hectares) 144.2 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 28
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakban Sarotari compares

By the 2011 count Chakban Sarotari is the 130th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 144.2 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chakban Sarotari

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

Chakban Sarotari lies about 42 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 7.4 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 Sarotari
Nearest railway station Talara 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baroh 8.5 km
Nearest town Mamun 15 km
District headquarters Kangra 42 km

Villages closest to Chakban Sarotari

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 Sarotari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakban Sarotari village had a population of 58. That makes it the 130th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Chakban Sarotari village has 28 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakban Sarotari has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Chakban Sarotari is 176037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakban Sarotari covers 144.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakban Sarotari is Talara, about 7.4 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 Chakban Sarotari.

Chakban Sarotari is about 42 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakban Sarotari is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 7.4 km away. Baroh is about 8.5 km away. Mamun 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 Saroht Uparla (under 2 km), Sarotari Khas (under 2 km) and Ropa (under 2 km).

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

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