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About Chanag Village

Chanag is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 40, made up of 21 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 40
Male Population 21
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 905
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 Chanag compares

By the 2011 count Chanag is the 133rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chanag

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

Chanag lies about 42 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 Chanag
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 14 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 35 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 41 km
District headquarters Mandi 42 km

Villages closest to Chanag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanag village had a population of 40. That makes it the 133rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Chanag village has 21 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanag has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chanag is 175054. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanag covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanag falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanag 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 km distance for Chanag.

Chanag is about 42 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanag is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 14 km away. Sundarnagar is about 35 km away. Summer Hill is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chawag (under 2 km), D P F Chanag Shilh (under 2 km) and Ghartehar (under 2 km).

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

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