About Chharang Village

Chharang is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 606, made up of 318 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 239.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chharang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chharang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	176120
Area (hectares)	239.98 hectares
Population	606
Male Population	318
Female Population	288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chharang compares

By the 2011 count Chharang is the 46th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 239.98 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Chharang

Chharang is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chharang 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chharang from other places

Chharang lies about 50 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 2.0 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 Chharang
Nearest railway station	Panchrukhi	2.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	22 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	30 km
District headquarters	Mandi	50 km

Villages closest to Chharang

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.

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Common questions about Chharang

As per the Census of India 2011, Chharang village had a population of 606. That makes it the 46th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Chharang village has 318 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chharang has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

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

Chharang covers 239.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chharang is Panchrukhi, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chharang.

Chharang is about 50 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chharang is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Panchrukhi is about 2.0 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 22 km away. Dharamsala is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.