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About Chhat Village

Chhat is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 153, made up of 80 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176084, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176084
Area (hectares) 63.37 hectares
Population 153
Male Population 80
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
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 Chhat compares

By the 2011 count Chhat is the 138th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 63.37 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1217.

Getting to Chhat

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

Chhat lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, 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 Chhat
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 30 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Chhat

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 Chhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhat village had a population of 153. That makes it the 138th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Chhat village has 80 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhat has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Chhat is 176084. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhat covers 63.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhat is Panchrukhi, 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 <5 km distance for Chhat.

Chhat is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhat is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about under 2 km away. Jaisinghpur is about 17 km away. Kangra is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotahan (2.7 km), Chaunsaral Pat (3.3 km) and Julah Pat (3.3 km).

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

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