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About Chhika Be Village

Chhika Be is a small village in Lahul tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 47 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 702 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhika Be Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhika Be village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Lahul
Pincode 175132
Area (hectares) 5.07 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 47
Female Population 33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 702
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhika Be compares

By the 2011 count Chhika Be is the 34th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 78 residents. Its 5.07 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chhika Be

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

Chhika Be lies about 126 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, 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 Chhika Be
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Lahul 31 km
Nearest town Talwāra 33 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 126 km

Villages closest to Chhika Be

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lahul 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 Chhika Be

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhika Be village had a population of 80. That makes it the 34th largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 78 residents.

Chhika Be village has 47 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhika Be has about 702 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chhika Be is 175132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhika Be covers 5.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chhika Be falls under Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhika Be is Amb Andaura, about 11 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 Chhika Be.

Chhika Be is about 126 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.

Chhika Be is in Lahul tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Amb Andaura is about 11 km away. Lahul is about 31 km away. Talwāra is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rangbe (under 2 km), Telangbe (under 2 km) and Rashil (16 km).

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

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