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About Chhanni Village

Chhanni is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,237, made up of 618 males and 619 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,002 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhanni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhanni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176403
Area (hectares) 158.41 hectares
Population 1,237
Male Population 618
Female Population 619
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,002
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhanni compares

By the 2011 count Chhanni is the 19th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 158.41 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chhanni

Chhanni is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chhanni 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhanni from other places

Chhanni lies about 58 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandrori, about 2.1 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 Chhanni
Nearest railway station Kandrori 2.1 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 8.5 km
District headquarters Kangra 58 km

Villages closest to Chhanni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhanni village had a population of 1,237. That makes it the 19th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Chhanni village has 618 males and 619 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhanni has about 1002 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chhanni is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhanni covers 158.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhanni falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhanni is Kandrori, about 2.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhanni.

Chhanni is about 58 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhanni is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Kandrori is about 2.1 km away. Pathānkot is about 8.4 km away. Indora is about 8.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Toki (under 2 km), Majra (1.6 km) and Sheikhupura (2.0 km).

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

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