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About Chakban Village

Chakban is a village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The village covers 43.29 hectares hectares.

Chakban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakban village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Area (hectares) 43.29 hectares

How far is Chakban from other places

Chakban lies about 17 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about 11 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
Nearest town Dharamsala 5.2 km
Nearest railway station Nagrota 11 km
District headquarters Kangra 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 20 km

Villages closest to Chakban

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 Chakban

Chakban covers 43.29 hectares as recorded in the census.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakban is Nagrota, about 11 km away in a straight line.

Chakban is about 17 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakban is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 5.2 km away. Nagrota is about 11 km away. Kangra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Chhatru (under 2 km), Sai (3.4 km) and Kasba (3.5 km).

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

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