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About Chhogjing Village

Chhogjing is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 22 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175239, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhogjing Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhogjing village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175239
Area (hectares) 8.93 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 22
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 364
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhogjing compares

By the 2011 count Chhogjing is the 48th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 8.93 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Chhogjing

Chhogjing is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chhogjing as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chhogjing from other places

Chhogjing lies about 26 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 72 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 Chhogjing
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 14 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 26 km
Nearest town Chamba 66 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 72 km

Villages closest to Chhogjing

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhogjing village had a population of 30. That makes it the 48th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Chhogjing village has 22 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhogjing has about 364 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Chhogjing is 175239. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhogjing covers 8.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhogjing falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhogjing is Zero Point, about 72 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhogjing.

Chhogjing is about 26 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhogjing is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 14 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 26 km away. Chamba is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chokhang (2.2 km), Kamring (4.9 km) and Lingcha (4.9 km).

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

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