About Chhont Village

Chhont is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 387, made up of 205 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhont Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhont village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176031
Area (hectares)	126.96 hectares
Population	387
Male Population	205
Female Population	182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhont compares

By the 2011 count Chhont is the 15th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 126.96 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Chhont

Chhont is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhont 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. The nearest villages by name are Chaunki Dhorian, Chharar, Chhilag and Chhimkar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chhont

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhont village had a population of 387. That makes it the 15th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Chhont village has 205 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhont has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Chhont is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhont covers 126.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhont falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chhont notes the nearest railway station 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 Chhont.

Chhont is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.