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About Chakban Bhaniar Village

Chakban Bhaniar is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 28 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakban Bhaniar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban Bhaniar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 42.18 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 28
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakban Bhaniar compares

By the 2011 count Chakban Bhaniar is the 133rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 42.18 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1046.

Getting to Chakban Bhaniar

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

Chakban Bhaniar lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawanwala Shahr, about 16 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 Bhaniar
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Jawanwala Shahr 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km

Villages closest to Chakban Bhaniar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 Chakban Bhaniar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakban Bhaniar village had a population of 60. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Chakban Bhaniar village has 28 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakban Bhaniar has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Chakban Bhaniar is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakban Bhaniar covers 42.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakban Bhaniar falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakban Bhaniar is Jawanwala Shahr, about 16 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 Chakban Bhaniar.

Chakban Bhaniar is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakban Bhaniar is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 3.1 km away. Jawanwala Shahr is about 16 km away. Dharamsala is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhikla Bhaniar (under 2 km), Uparla Bhaniar (under 2 km) and Manjgran (2.3 km).

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

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