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About Chherna Village

Chherna is a small village in Multhan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 137 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 883 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chherna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chherna village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Multhan
Pincode 176122
Area (hectares) 305.8 hectares
Population 258
Male Population 137
Female Population 121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 883
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chherna compares

By the 2011 count Chherna is the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 224 residents. Its 305.8 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Chherna

Chherna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chherna as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chherna from other places

Chherna lies about 56 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 5.2 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 Chherna
Nearest railway station Zero Point 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Multhan 5.4 km
Nearest town Mandi 43 km
District headquarters Kangra 56 km

Villages closest to Chherna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chherna village had a population of 258. That makes it the 13th largest of the 34 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 224 residents.

Chherna village has 137 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chherna has about 883 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Chherna is 176122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chherna covers 305.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chherna falls under Multhan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chherna is Zero Point, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chherna.

Chherna is about 56 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chherna is in Multhan tehsil of Kangra district. Zero Point is about 5.2 km away. Multhan is about 5.4 km away. Mandi is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shawar (under 2 km), Bhujling (under 2 km) and Khari Malahn (1.7 km).

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

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