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About Chakban Dugbar Village

Chakban Dugbar is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 518, made up of 255 males and 263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakban Dugbar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban Dugbar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dharmsala
Pincode 176001
Area (hectares) 40.28 hectares
Population 518
Male Population 255
Female Population 263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakban Dugbar compares

By the 2011 count Chakban Dugbar is the 64th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 40.28 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Chakban Dugbar

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

Chakban Dugbar lies about 17 km from Dharmsala, and the nearest railway station is Kangra, about under 2 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 Dugbar
Nearest railway station Kangra under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmsala 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km

Villages closest to Chakban Dugbar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakban Dugbar village had a population of 518. That makes it the 64th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Chakban Dugbar village has 255 males and 263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakban Dugbar has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Chakban Dugbar is 176001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakban Dugbar covers 40.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakban Dugbar falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakban Dugbar is Kangra, about under 2 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 Dugbar.

Chakban Dugbar is about 17 km from Dharmsala in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakban Dugbar is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra is about under 2 km away. Dharmsala is about 17 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Barbala (under 2 km), Chakban Barida Khola (under 2 km) and Chakban Chandar Bhan (under 2 km).

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

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