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About Chakban Thora Village

Chakban Thora is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 112, made up of 58 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 171.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakban Thora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban Thora village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 171.15 hectares
Population 112
Male Population 58
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chakban Thora compares

By the 2011 count Chakban Thora is the 297th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 171.15 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Chakban Thora

Chakban Thora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakban Thora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chakban Thora from other places

Chakban Thora lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 7.6 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 Chakban Thora
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Talara 7.6 km
Nearest town Mamun 23 km
District headquarters Kangra 38 km

Villages closest to Chakban Thora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur 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 Chakban Thora

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakban Thora village had a population of 112. That makes it the 297th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Chakban Thora village has 58 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakban Thora has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chakban Thora is 176202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakban Thora covers 171.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chakban Thora falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakban Thora is Talara, about 7.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chakban Thora.

Chakban Thora is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakban Thora is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 5.2 km away. Talara is about 7.6 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ban (under 2 km), Ban Sundroo (under 2 km) and Ban Tattal (under 2 km).

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

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