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About Chari Dhanotu Village

Chari Dhanotu is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 179 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,128 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chari Dhanotu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chari Dhanotu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176208
Area (hectares) 56.56 hectares
Population 381
Male Population 179
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,128
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chari Dhanotu compares

By the 2011 count Chari Dhanotu is the 62nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 56.56 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Chari Dhanotu

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

Chari Dhanotu lies about 4.6 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Chari Dhanotu
Nearest railway station Koparlahar 2.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 20 km

Villages closest to Chari Dhanotu

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 Chari Dhanotu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chari Dhanotu village had a population of 381. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Chari Dhanotu village has 179 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chari Dhanotu has about 1128 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Chari Dhanotu is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chari Dhanotu covers 56.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chari Dhanotu is Koparlahar, about 2.1 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 Chari Dhanotu.

Chari Dhanotu is about 4.6 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chari Dhanotu is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 2.1 km away. Kangra is about 4.6 km away. Shahpur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Har (under 2 km), Jharer (under 2 km) and Kulhar (under 2 km).

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

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