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About Chandraun Village

Chandraun is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 298, made up of 135 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,207 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176094, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandraun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176094
Area (hectares) 56.01 hectares
Population 298
Male Population 135
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,207
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 Chandraun compares

By the 2011 count Chandraun is the 73rd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 56.01 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Chandraun

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

Chandraun lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 8.6 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 Chandraun
Nearest railway station Samloti 8.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 26 km

Villages closest to Chandraun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandraun village had a population of 298. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Chandraun village has 135 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandraun has about 1207 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Chandraun is 176094. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandraun covers 56.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandraun falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandraun is Samloti, about 8.6 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 Chandraun.

Chandraun is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandraun is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 8.6 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Chambi (4.5 km), Guhan (4.6 km) and Gadiara (5.9 km).

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

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