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About Chhen Megal Village

Chhen Megal is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 57 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,211 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhen Megal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhen Megal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175039
Area (hectares) 128.96 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 57
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,211
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 Chhen Megal compares

By the 2011 count Chhen Megal is the 119th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 128.96 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chhen Megal

Chhen Megal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhen Megal 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 Chhen Megal from other places

Chhen Megal lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 43 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 Chhen Megal
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 8.3 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 43 km

Villages closest to Chhen Megal

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 Chhen Megal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhen Megal village had a population of 126. That makes it the 119th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Chhen Megal village has 57 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhen Megal has about 1211 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Chhen Megal is 175039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhen Megal covers 128.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhen Megal falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhen Megal is Summer Hill, about 43 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 Chhen Megal.

Chhen Megal is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhen Megal is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 8.3 km away. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Mandi is about 28 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 Golhan (under 2 km), Bukhras (2.2 km) and Samnos (2.5 km).

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

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