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About Chet Village

Chet is a mid sized village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 690, made up of 351 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chet village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 395 hectares
Population 690
Male Population 351
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Chet compares

By the 2011 count Chet is the 13th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 395 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chet

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

Chet lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 54 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 Chet
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 7.9 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 54 km

Villages closest to Chet

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 Chet

As per the Census of India 2011, Chet village had a population of 690. That makes it the 13th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Chet village has 351 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chet has about 966 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 981.

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

Chet covers 395 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Chet is Summer Hill, about 54 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 Chet.

Chet is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chet is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 7.9 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Summer Hill is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagwatan (under 2 km), Malar (2.0 km) and Dadaun (2.6 km).

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

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