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About Chhatral Village

Chhatral is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 54 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176058, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatral village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176058
Area (hectares) 172.43 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 54
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatral compares

By the 2011 count Chhatral is the 140th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 172.43 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Chhatral

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

Chhatral lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 17 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 Chhatral
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 9.2 km
Nearest town Talwāra 11 km
Nearest railway station Bharmar 17 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Chhatral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatral village had a population of 116. That makes it the 140th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Chhatral village has 54 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatral has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Chhatral is 176058. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhatral covers 172.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhatral falls under Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhatral is Bharmar, about 17 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 Chhatral.

Chhatral is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatral is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Fatehpur is about 9.2 km away. Talwāra is about 11 km away. Bharmar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ruri (under 2 km), Jauli (1.9 km) and Lathial (2.1 km).

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

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