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About Chuharpur Village

Chuharpur is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 964, made up of 503 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuharpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Indora
Pincode 176401
Area (hectares) 165.11 hectares
Population 964
Male Population 503
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chuharpur compares

By the 2011 count Chuharpur is the 28th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 165.11 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chuharpur

Chuharpur 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 Chuharpur 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 Chuharpur from other places

Chuharpur lies about 56 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Ghiala, about 3.1 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 Chuharpur
Nearest railway station Ghiala 3.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Indora 5.4 km
Nearest town Pathānkot 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 56 km

Villages closest to Chuharpur

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 Chuharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuharpur village had a population of 964. That makes it the 28th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Chuharpur village has 503 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuharpur has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chuharpur is 176401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuharpur covers 165.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chuharpur is Ghiala, about 3.1 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 Chuharpur.

Chuharpur is about 56 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuharpur is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Ghiala is about 3.1 km away. Indora is about 5.4 km away. Pathānkot is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kursan (under 2 km), Tanda (1.5 km) and Chanaur (1.8 km).

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

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