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About Chandropa Village

Chandropa is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 432, made up of 204 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,118 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandropa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandropa village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 52.1 hectares
Population 432
Male Population 204
Female Population 228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,118
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chandropa compares

By the 2011 count Chandropa is the 139th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 52.1 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Chandropa

Chandropa is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chandropa 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandropa from other places

Chandropa lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about under 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 Chandropa
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 6.0 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km

Villages closest to Chandropa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandropa village had a population of 432. That makes it the 139th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Chandropa village has 204 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandropa has about 1118 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Chandropa is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandropa covers 52.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandropa falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chandropa is Patti Rajpura, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandropa.

Chandropa is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandropa is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Patti Rajpura is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 6.0 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ropa (under 2 km), Dohal (under 2 km) and Holsu (under 2 km).

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

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