About Chakurtha Village

Chakurtha is a mid sized village in Sainj tehsil, in the district of Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,443, made up of 741 males and 702 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 329 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakurtha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakurtha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kullu
Tehsil	Sainj
Pincode	175134
Area (hectares)	329 hectares
Population	1,443
Male Population	741
Female Population	702
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakurtha compares

By the 2011 count Chakurtha is the 9th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 329 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chakurtha

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

Chakurtha lies about 33 km from Kullu, and the nearest railway station is Adit Junction, about 55 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 Chakurtha
Tehsil headquarters	Sainj	7.7 km
District headquarters	Kullu	33 km
Nearest town	Mandi	33 km
Nearest railway station	Adit Junction	55 km

Villages closest to Chakurtha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakurtha village had a population of 1,443. That makes it the 9th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Chakurtha village has 741 males and 702 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakurtha has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chakurtha is 175134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakurtha covers 329 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakurtha falls under Sainj tehsil of Kullu district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakurtha is Adit Junction, about 55 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 Chakurtha.

Chakurtha is about 33 km from Kullu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakurtha is in Sainj tehsil of Kullu district. Sainj is about 7.7 km away. Kullu is about 33 km away. Mandi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.