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About Chakban Lapiana Village

Chakban Lapiana is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 188, made up of 88 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 632.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakban Lapiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban Lapiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 632.01 hectares
Population 188
Male Population 88
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakban Lapiana compares

By the 2011 count Chakban Lapiana is the 112th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 632.01 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Lapiana

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

Chakban Lapiana lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 8.1 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 Lapiana
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 15 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km

Villages closest to Chakban Lapiana

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 Lapiana

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakban Lapiana village had a population of 188. That makes it the 112th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Chakban Lapiana village has 88 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakban Lapiana has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

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

Chakban Lapiana covers 632.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakban Lapiana is Harsar Dehri, about 8.1 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 Lapiana.

Chakban Lapiana is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakban Lapiana is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 8.1 km away. Shahpur is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lanjot (4.8 km), Sirmani (4.8 km) and Harnera (5.5 km).

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

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