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About Chauthi Band Village

Chauthi Band is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 541, made up of 255 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176087, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauthi Band Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauthi Band village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176087
Area (hectares) 45.79 hectares
Population 541
Male Population 255
Female Population 286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauthi Band compares

By the 2011 count Chauthi Band is the 100th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 45.79 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Chauthi Band

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

Chauthi Band lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 6.4 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 Chauthi Band
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km

Villages closest to Chauthi Band

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 Chauthi Band

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauthi Band village had a population of 541. That makes it the 100th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Chauthi Band village has 255 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauthi Band has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Chauthi Band is 176087. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chauthi Band covers 45.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chauthi Band falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chauthi Band is Panchrukhi, about 6.4 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 Chauthi Band.

Chauthi Band 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.

Chauthi Band is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about 6.4 km away. Palampur is about 12 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 Thandol (under 2 km), Badera (under 2 km) and Balah (under 2 km).

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

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