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About Chanehr Village

Chanehr is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 175 males and 168 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanehr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanehr village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 138.94 hectares
Population 343
Male Population 175
Female Population 168
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanehr compares

By the 2011 count Chanehr is the 83rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 138.94 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 1112.

Getting to Chanehr

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

Chanehr lies about 23 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 11 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 Chanehr
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 11 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 23 km

Villages closest to Chanehr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanehr village had a population of 343. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Chanehr village has 175 males and 168 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanehr has about 960 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 1112.

The pincode recorded for Chanehr is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanehr covers 138.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanehr falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanehr is Buffer Stop, about 11 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 Chanehr.

Chanehr is about 23 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanehr is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 11 km away. Buffer Stop is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samon (under 2 km), Chhamb (under 2 km) and Mandhotan (under 2 km).

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

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