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About Chatraun Village

Chatraun is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 102 males and 122 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,196 females per 1000 males. The village covers 129.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176090, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatraun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 176090
Area (hectares) 129.82 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 102
Female Population 122
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,196
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 Chatraun compares

By the 2011 count Chatraun is the 30th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 129.82 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 1131.

Getting to Chatraun

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

Chatraun lies about 98 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 40 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 Chatraun
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 16 km
Nearest town Chamba 28 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 40 km
District headquarters Mandi 98 km

Villages closest to Chatraun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatraun village had a population of 224. That makes it the 30th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Chatraun village has 102 males and 122 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatraun has about 1196 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Chatraun is 176090. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatraun covers 129.82 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.

Chatraun falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chatraun is Chamunda Marg, about 40 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 Chatraun.

Chatraun is about 98 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatraun is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Sandhol is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 28 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakdoh (2.0 km), Changla (2.0 km) and Khajurti (2.0 km).

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

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