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About Chanan Khurd Village

Chanan Khurd is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 143, made up of 71 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanan Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanan Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177101
Area (hectares) 42.72 hectares
Population 143
Male Population 71
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
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 Chanan Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Chanan Khurd is the 200th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 42.72 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

Getting to Chanan Khurd

Chanan Khurd is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanan Khurd 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 Chanan Khurd from other places

Chanan Khurd lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Chanan Khurd
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 6.6 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 9.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Chanan Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Chanan Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanan Khurd village had a population of 143. That makes it the 200th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Chanan Khurd village has 71 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanan Khurd has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

The pincode recorded for Chanan Khurd is 177101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanan Khurd covers 42.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanan Khurd falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanan Khurd is Tripal, about 9.1 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 Chanan Khurd.

Chanan Khurd is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanan Khurd is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 6.6 km away. Tripal is about 9.1 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanan Kalan (under 2 km), Narghota (under 2 km) and Chohar (under 2 km).

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

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