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About Chir Chakka Village

Chir Chakka is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 3 males and 2 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chir Chakka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chir Chakka village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 37.97 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 3
Female Population 2
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chir Chakka compares

By the 2011 count Chir Chakka is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 37.97 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Chir Chakka

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

Chir Chakka lies about 50 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 21 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 Chir Chakka
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 35 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km
District headquarters Mandi 50 km

Villages closest to Chir Chakka

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 Chir Chakka

As per the Census of India 2011, Chir Chakka village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Chir Chakka village has 3 males and 2 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chir Chakka has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1112.

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

Chir Chakka covers 37.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chir Chakka falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chir Chakka is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 21 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 Chir Chakka.

Chir Chakka 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.

Chir Chakka is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 21 km away. Jogindarnagar is about 35 km away. Dharamsala is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Langha (2.5 km), Ahru (7.6 km) and Bhara Yara Buhla (21 km).

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

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