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About Chahri Village

Chahri is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 186 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chahri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chahri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 115.9 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 186
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Chahri compares

By the 2011 count Chahri is the 76th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 115.9 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chahri

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

Chahri 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 Chahri
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 9.0 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Kiratpur Sahib 42 km

Villages closest to Chahri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chahri village had a population of 363. That makes it the 76th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Chahri village has 186 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chahri has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chahri is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chahri covers 115.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chahri falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chahri 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 Chahri.

Chahri 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.

Chahri is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 9.0 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Kiratpur Sahib is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarol (under 2 km), Bhanglehra (1.5 km) and Bhant Rehar (1.5 km).

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

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