About Chakban Village

Chakban is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 8 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176205
Area (hectares)	67.67 hectares
Population	15
Male Population	8
Female Population	7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
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 Chakban compares

By the 2011 count Chakban is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 67.67 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 1026.

Getting to Chakban

Chakban is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakban 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 Chakban from other places

Chakban lies about 25 km from Jawali, and the nearest railway station is Kangra, 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 Chakban
Nearest railway station	Kangra	under 2 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	25 km

Villages closest to Chakban

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.

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Common questions about Chakban

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakban village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Chakban village has 8 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakban has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Chakban is 176205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakban covers 67.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakban is Kangra, about under 2 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 Chakban.

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

Chakban is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Jawali is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.