About Chhawani Village

Chhawani is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,600, made up of 1,158 males and 442 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 382 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172617, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhawani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhawani village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	172617
Area (hectares)	101 hectares
Population	1,600
Male Population	1,158
Female Population	442
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	382
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhawani compares

By the 2011 count Chhawani is the 9th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Chhawani

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

Chhawani lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Chhawani
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	28 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	38 km
District headquarters	Kangra	43 km

Villages closest to Chhawani

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 Chhawani

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhawani village had a population of 1,600. That makes it the 9th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Chhawani village has 1,158 males and 442 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhawani has about 382 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Chhawani is 172617. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhawani covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhawani is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Chhawani.

Chhawani is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhawani is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Dharmsala is about 28 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.