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About Chhet Village

Chhet is a small village in Bali Chowki tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 484, made up of 241 males and 243 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 179 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhet village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Bali Chowki
Pincode 175121
Area (hectares) 179 hectares
Population 484
Male Population 241
Female Population 243
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhet compares

By the 2011 count Chhet is the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 389 residents. Its 179 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Chhet

Chhet is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhet as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chhet from other places

Chhet lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, 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 Chhet
Tehsil headquarters Bali Chowki 9.7 km
District headquarters Mandi 40 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 60 km

Villages closest to Chhet

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bali Chowki 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 Chhet

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhet village had a population of 484. That makes it the 37th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 389 residents.

Chhet village has 241 males and 243 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhet has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Chhet is 175121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhet covers 179 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhet falls under Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhet is Summer Hill, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhet.

Chhet is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhet is in Bali Chowki tehsil of Mandi district. Bali Chowki is about 9.7 km away. Mandi is about 40 km away. Summer Hill is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Ghanisar (2.8 km), Salano (3.3 km) and D P F Kawari Shilh (4.1 km).

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

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