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About Chhir Village

Chhir is a small village in Lad Bharol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 29, made up of 13 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhir village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Lad Bharol
Pincode 176126
Area (hectares) 18.68 hectares
Population 29
Male Population 13
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhir compares

By the 2011 count Chhir is the 131st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 18.68 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1262.

Getting to Chhir

Chhir is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhir as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chhir from other places

Chhir 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 Chhir
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Lad Bharol 26 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km
District headquarters Mandi 50 km

Villages closest to Chhir

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lad Bharol 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 Chhir

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhir village had a population of 29. That makes it the 131st largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Chhir village has 13 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhir has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1262.

The pincode recorded for Chhir is 176126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhir covers 18.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhir falls under Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhir 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhir.

Chhir 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.

Chhir is in Lad Bharol tehsil of Mandi district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 21 km away. Lad Bharol is about 26 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 Bharol (under 2 km), Gadiara (3.5 km) and Mortan (4.0 km).

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

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