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About Chhattar Village

Chhattar is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 532, made up of 271 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhattar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhattar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 81.68 hectares
Population 532
Male Population 271
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhattar compares

By the 2011 count Chhattar is the 58th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 81.68 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Chhattar

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

Chhattar lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 3.3 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 Chhattar
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 3.1 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 3.3 km
District headquarters Mandi 30 km

Villages closest to Chhattar

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 Chhattar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhattar village had a population of 532. That makes it the 58th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Chhattar village has 271 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhattar has about 963 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 Chhattar is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhattar covers 81.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhattar is Joginder Nagar, about 3.3 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 Chhattar.

Chhattar is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhattar is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 3.1 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 3.3 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nergahr Basra (under 2 km), Neri Kotla (under 2 km) and Kunduni (under 2 km).

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

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