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About Chakban Kuryala Village

Chakban Kuryala is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 23, made up of 14 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 643 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakban Kuryala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban Kuryala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176208
Area (hectares) 356.52 hectares
Population 23
Male Population 14
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 643
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakban Kuryala compares

By the 2011 count Chakban Kuryala is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 356.52 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 1046.

Getting to Chakban Kuryala

Chakban Kuryala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakban Kuryala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kuryala from other places

Chakban Kuryala lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Kuryala
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Chakban Kuryala

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 Kuryala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakban Kuryala village had a population of 23. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Chakban Kuryala village has 14 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakban Kuryala has about 643 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Chakban Kuryala is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakban Kuryala covers 356.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakban Kuryala is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 village for Chakban Kuryala.

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

Chakban Kuryala is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 9.9 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala 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 Bhaled (under 2 km), Chalalan (under 2 km) and Jalari (under 2 km).

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

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