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About Chakban Dhar Khurd Village

Chakban Dhar Khurd is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9, made up of 5 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakban Dhar Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban Dhar Khurd village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 154.61 hectares
Population 9
Male Population 5
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Chakban Dhar Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Chakban Dhar Khurd is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 154.61 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Chakban Dhar Khurd

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

Chakban Dhar Khurd lies about 1.8 km from Harchakian, 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 Dhar Khurd
Nearest railway station Kangra under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 1.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km

Villages closest to Chakban Dhar Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harchakian 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 Dhar Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakban Dhar Khurd village had a population of 9. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Chakban Dhar Khurd village has 5 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakban Dhar Khurd has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Chakban Dhar Khurd is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakban Dhar Khurd covers 154.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakban Dhar Khurd falls under Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakban Dhar Khurd 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakban Dhar Khurd.

Chakban Dhar Khurd is about 1.8 km from Harchakian in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakban Dhar Khurd is in Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra is about under 2 km away. Harchakian is about 1.8 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 Chhamb (under 2 km), Chakban Dhar Kalan (under 2 km) and Chakban Jol (under 2 km).

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

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