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About Chhaprahan Village

Chhaprahan is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 309, made up of 152 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhaprahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhaprahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175029
Area (hectares) 60.05 hectares
Population 309
Male Population 152
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhaprahan compares

By the 2011 count Chhaprahan is the 83rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 60.05 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chhaprahan

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

Chhaprahan lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 Chhaprahan
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 9.8 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 49 km

Villages closest to Chhaprahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhaprahan village had a population of 309. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Chhaprahan village has 152 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhaprahan has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Chhaprahan is 175029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhaprahan covers 60.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhaprahan falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhaprahan is Buffer Stop, about 49 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 village for Chhaprahan.

Chhaprahan is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhaprahan is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 9.8 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Buffer Stop is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muratan (under 2 km), Katwandhi (under 2 km) and Ghana (under 2 km).

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

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