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About Chandrahan Village

Chandrahan is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 150, made up of 86 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 744 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176202
Area (hectares) 48.92 hectares
Population 150
Male Population 86
Female Population 64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 744
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 Chandrahan compares

By the 2011 count Chandrahan is the 268th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 48.92 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 971.

Getting to Chandrahan

Chandrahan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandrahan 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 Chandrahan from other places

Chandrahan lies about 50 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kandwal, about 2.0 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 Chandrahan
Nearest railway station Kandwal 2.0 km
Nearest town Mamun 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 50 km

Villages closest to Chandrahan

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 Chandrahan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrahan village had a population of 150. That makes it the 268th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Chandrahan village has 86 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrahan has about 744 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Chandrahan covers 48.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandrahan falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandrahan is Kandwal, about 2.0 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 Chandrahan.

Chandrahan is about 50 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrahan is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Kandwal is about 2.0 km away. Mamun is about 7.7 km away. Nurpur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Branda (under 2 km), Lakhanpur (1.5 km) and Khandwal (1.9 km).

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

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