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About Chehar Village

Chehar is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 339, made up of 148 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,291 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chehar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chehar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 175001
Area (hectares) 195.95 hectares
Population 339
Male Population 148
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,291
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chehar compares

By the 2011 count Chehar is the 42nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 195.95 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chehar

Chehar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chehar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chehar from other places

Chehar lies about 29 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Chehar
Nearest town Sundarnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 21 km
District headquarters Mandi 29 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 41 km

Villages closest to Chehar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chehar village had a population of 339. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Chehar village has 148 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chehar has about 1291 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chehar is 175001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chehar covers 195.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chehar falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chehar is Summer Hill, about 41 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 - 10 km distance for Chehar.

Chehar is about 29 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chehar is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 13 km away. Padhar is about 21 km away. Mandi is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khil (under 2 km), Ropa (3.1 km) and Ropa I (3.1 km).

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

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