About Chhapanu Village

Chhapanu is a mid sized village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 622, made up of 315 males and 307 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 118.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapanu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapanu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Dharmpur
Pincode	175040
Area (hectares)	118.35 hectares
Population	622
Male Population	315
Female Population	307
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapanu compares

By the 2011 count Chhapanu is the 11th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 118.35 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Chhapanu

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

Chhapanu lies about 71 km from Mandi. 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 Chhapanu
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmpur	3.7 km
Nearest town	Shimla	21 km
District headquarters	Mandi	71 km

Villages closest to Chhapanu

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

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Common questions about Chhapanu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapanu village had a population of 622. That makes it the 11th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Chhapanu village has 315 males and 307 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapanu has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Chhapanu is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapanu covers 118.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhapanu falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chhapanu notes the nearest railway station 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 Chhapanu.

Chhapanu is about 71 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapanu is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 3.7 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Mandi is about 71 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.