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About Chanda Kufer Village

Chanda Kufer is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 58 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 828 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanda Kufer Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda Kufer village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 107.93 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 58
Female Population 48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 828
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 Chanda Kufer compares

By the 2011 count Chanda Kufer is the 116th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 107.93 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 Chanda Kufer

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

Chanda Kufer lies about 45 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Shimla, about 47 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 Chanda Kufer
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 26 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 41 km
District headquarters Mandi 45 km
Nearest railway station Shimla 47 km

Villages closest to Chanda Kufer

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 Chanda Kufer

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanda Kufer village had a population of 106. That makes it the 116th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Chanda Kufer village has 58 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda Kufer has about 828 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 Chanda Kufer is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanda Kufer covers 107.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanda Kufer falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanda Kufer is Shimla, about 47 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 Chanda Kufer.

Chanda Kufer is about 45 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanda Kufer is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 26 km away. Sundarnagar is about 41 km away. Mandi is about 45 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 Kuftu (under 2 km), D P F Kumaru (under 2 km) and Jogi Kufer (under 2 km).

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

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