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About Chakban Lanj Village

Chakban Lanj is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 98 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1115.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakban Lanj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban Lanj village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Harchakian
Pincode 176026
Area (hectares) 1115.58 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 98
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakban Lanj compares

By the 2011 count Chakban Lanj is the 33rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 1115.58 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Chakban Lanj

Chakban Lanj is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakban Lanj as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Lanj from other places

Chakban Lanj 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 Lanj
Nearest railway station Kangra under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 1.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km

Villages closest to Chakban Lanj

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 Lanj

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakban Lanj village had a population of 190. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Chakban Lanj village has 98 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakban Lanj has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Chakban Lanj is 176026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakban Lanj covers 1115.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakban Lanj 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 village for Chakban Lanj.

Chakban Lanj 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 Lanj 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 Dhar Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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