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About Chakban Chari Village

Chakban Chari is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 100 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 370.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakban Chari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban Chari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176217
Area (hectares) 370.37 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 100
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
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 Chakban Chari compares

By the 2011 count Chakban Chari is the 106th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 370.37 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Chakban Chari

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

Chakban Chari lies about 17 km from Shahpur, 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 Chari
Nearest railway station Kangra under 2 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 17 km

Villages closest to Chakban Chari

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 Chari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakban Chari village had a population of 206. That makes it the 106th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Chakban Chari village has 100 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakban Chari has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Chakban Chari is 176217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakban Chari covers 370.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

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

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

Chakban Chari is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kangra is about under 2 km away. Dharamsala is about 17 km away. Shahpur 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 Chakban Baranj (under 2 km), Chakban Dhar Drini (under 2 km) and Chakban Dharboh (under 2 km).

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

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