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About Chakban Dodru Village

Chakban Dodru is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 11 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176066, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakban Dodru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban Dodru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176066
Area (hectares) 48.59 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 11
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakban Dodru compares

By the 2011 count Chakban Dodru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 48.59 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Chakban Dodru

Chakban Dodru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chakban Dodru as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chakban Dodru from other places

Chakban Dodru lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Chakban Dodru
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Chakban Dodru

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawalamukhi 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 Chakban Dodru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakban Dodru village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Chakban Dodru village has 11 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakban Dodru has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Chakban Dodru is 176066. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakban Dodru covers 48.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakban Dodru falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakban Dodru is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chakban Dodru.

Chakban Dodru is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakban Dodru is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 6.7 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 18 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 Chelian (under 2 km), Bag (3.9 km) and Jamuli (4.1 km).

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

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