About Chihru Village

Chihru is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 132 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,197 females per 1000 males. The village covers 44.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chihru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chihru village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawalamukhi
Pincode	176031
Area (hectares)	44.89 hectares
Population	290
Male Population	132
Female Population	158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,197
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chihru compares

By the 2011 count Chihru is the 50th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 44.89 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Chihru

Chihru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chihru 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chihru from other places

Chihru lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 18 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 Chihru
Tehsil headquarters	Jawalamukhi	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	18 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	39 km

Villages closest to Chihru

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.

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Common questions about Chihru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chihru village had a population of 290. That makes it the 50th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Chihru village has 132 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chihru has about 1197 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Chihru is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chihru covers 44.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chihru falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chihru is Jawalamukhi Road, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chihru.

Chihru is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chihru is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about under 2 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 18 km away. Kangra is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.