About Chhau Village

Chhau is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 608, made up of 307 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhau village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176206
Area (hectares)	29.05 hectares
Population	608
Male Population	307
Female Population	301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	980
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chhau compares

By the 2011 count Chhau is the 33rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 29.05 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Chhau

Chhau is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chhau 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhau from other places

Chhau lies about 43 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Chhau
Nearest town	Dharamsala	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	35 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	38 km
District headquarters	Kangra	43 km

Villages closest to Chhau

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.

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Common questions about Chhau

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhau village had a population of 608. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Chhau village has 307 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhau has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1046.

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

Chhau covers 29.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhau falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhau is Chamunda Marg, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhau.

Chhau is about 43 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhau is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Shahpur is about 35 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.