About Chanon Village

Chanon is a large village in Banjar tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,103, made up of 1,044 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 314 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanon village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Banjar
Pincode	175123
Area (hectares)	314 hectares
Population	2,103
Male Population	1,044
Female Population	1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,014
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanon compares

By the 2011 count Chanon is the 6th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents. Its 314 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Chanon

Chanon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chanon from other places

Chanon lies about 37 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 60 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 Chanon
Tehsil headquarters	Banjar	5.0 km
District headquarters	Kullu	37 km
Nearest town	Mandi	38 km
Nearest railway station	Adit Junction	60 km

Villages closest to Chanon

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

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Common questions about Chanon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanon village had a population of 2,103. That makes it the 6th largest of the 31 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,361 residents.

Chanon village has 1,044 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanon has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Chanon is 175123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanon covers 314 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chanon falls under Banjar tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanon is Adit Junction, about 60 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 10+ km distance for Chanon.

Chanon is about 37 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanon is in Banjar tehsil of Kullu district. Banjar is about 5.0 km away. Kullu is about 37 km away. Mandi is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.