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About Chabwan Village

Chabwan is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 270, made up of 137 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chabwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chabwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 41.65 hectares
Population 270
Male Population 137
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chabwan compares

By the 2011 count Chabwan is the 115th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 41.65 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Chabwan

Chabwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chabwan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chabwan from other places

Chabwan lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 4.9 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 Chabwan
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 6.9 km
Nearest town Talwāra 19 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Chabwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chabwan village had a population of 270. That makes it the 115th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Chabwan village has 137 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chabwan has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Chabwan is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chabwan covers 41.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chabwan falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chabwan is Harsar Dehri, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chabwan.

Chabwan 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.

Chabwan is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 4.9 km away. Jawali is about 6.9 km away. Talwāra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Papahn (under 2 km), Samkaher (2.5 km) and Duhngi (2.6 km).

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

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