About Chetru Village

Chetru is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 803, made up of 407 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chetru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chetru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176215
Area (hectares)	100.85 hectares
Population	803
Male Population	407
Female Population	396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chetru compares

By the 2011 count Chetru is the 41st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 100.85 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Chetru

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

Chetru lies about 8.2 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 7.0 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 Chetru
Nearest railway station	Kangra Mandir	7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	7.1 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	7.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	8.2 km

Villages closest to Chetru

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.

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Common questions about Chetru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chetru village had a population of 803. That makes it the 41st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Chetru village has 407 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chetru has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Chetru is 176215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chetru covers 100.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chetru falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chetru is Kangra Mandir, about 7.0 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 Chetru.

Chetru is about 8.2 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chetru is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra Mandir is about 7.0 km away. Dharmsala is about 7.1 km away. Dharamsala is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.