About Chihar Village

Chihar is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 71 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chihar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chihar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176107
Area (hectares)	42 hectares
Population	137
Male Population	71
Female Population	66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chihar compares

By the 2011 count Chihar is the 105th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 42 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Chihar

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

Chihar lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Chihar
Nearest railway station	Koparlahar	8.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	23 km

Villages closest to Chihar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khundian 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 Chihar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chihar village had a population of 137. That makes it the 105th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Chihar village has 71 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chihar has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Chihar is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chihar covers 42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chihar is Koparlahar, about 8.9 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 Chihar.

Chihar is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chihar is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Koparlahar is about 8.9 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Khundian is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.