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About Chanad Village

Chanad is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 11 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanad village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 38.13 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 11
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
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 Chanad compares

By the 2011 count Chanad is the 161st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 38.13 hectares work out to about 0.5 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 979.

Getting to Chanad

Chanad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanad 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 Chanad from other places

Chanad lies about 13 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Chanad
District headquarters Mandi 13 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 32 km

Villages closest to Chanad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanad village had a population of 20. That makes it the 161st largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Chanad village has 11 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanad has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chanad is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanad covers 38.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanad falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanad is Buffer Stop, about 20 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 Chanad.

Chanad is about 13 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanad is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 13 km away. Buffer Stop is about 20 km away. Nihri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kanas (under 2 km), Ghar Ka Tyana (under 2 km) and Janaul (under 2 km).

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

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