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About Chah Village

Chah is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 127 males and 152 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,197 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 78.74 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 127
Female Population 152
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,197
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chah compares

By the 2011 count Chah is the 56th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 78.74 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Chah

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

Chah lies about 76 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 Chah
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 7.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 13 km
District headquarters Mandi 76 km

Villages closest to Chah

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.

Common questions about Chah

As per the Census of India 2011, Chah village had a population of 279. That makes it the 56th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Chah village has 127 males and 152 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chah has about 1197 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

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

Chah covers 78.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chah 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 <5 km distance for Chah.

Chah is about 76 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chah is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 7.8 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Mandi is about 76 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thana (3.7 km), Chakyana (5.4 km) and Harian Nal (5.8 km).

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

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