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About Chhahri Village

Chhahri is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 195, made up of 99 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhahri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 94 hectares
Population 195
Male Population 99
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
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 Chhahri compares

By the 2011 count Chhahri is the 103rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 94 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chhahri

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

Chhahri lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Kiratpur Sahib, about 42 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 Chhahri
Nearest town Sundarnagar 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 28 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 42 km

Villages closest to Chhahri

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 Chhahri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhahri village had a population of 195. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Chhahri village has 99 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhahri has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chhahri is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhahri covers 94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhahri is Kiratpur Sahib, about 42 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 Chhahri.

Chhahri is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhahri is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 9.0 km away. Padhar is about 28 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhamchwan (1.5 km), D P F Bhamchwan (1.5 km) and Kungri (2.8 km).

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

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