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About Chandni Village

Chandni is a mid sized village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 260 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176205
Area (hectares) 135.9 hectares
Population 502
Male Population 260
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
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 Chandni compares

By the 2011 count Chandni is the 70th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 135.9 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 1026.

Getting to Chandni

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

Chandni lies about 21 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 11 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 Chandni
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 11 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 21 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km

Villages closest to Chandni

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 Chandni

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandni village had a population of 502. That makes it the 70th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Chandni village has 260 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandni has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Chandni covers 135.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chandni is Jawanwala Shahr, about 11 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 Chandni.

Chandni is about 21 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandni is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Jawali is about 11 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dugli (under 2 km), Dul (under 2 km) and Jangal Khas (2.4 km).

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

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