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About Chhainti Village

Chhainti is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 79 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhainti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhainti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176098
Area (hectares) 93.74 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 79
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Chhainti compares

By the 2011 count Chhainti is the 134th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 93.74 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Chhainti

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

Chhainti lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 22 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 Chhainti
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 12 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 32 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 42 km

Villages closest to Chhainti

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 Chhainti

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhainti village had a population of 162. That makes it the 134th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Chhainti village has 79 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhainti has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Chhainti is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhainti covers 93.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhainti is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 22 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 Chhainti.

Chhainti is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhainti is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 12 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chambe Da Lahr (under 2 km), Jaryal Lahr (under 2 km) and Lahr (under 2 km).

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

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