About Chhanar Village

Chhanar is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 199 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175035, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhanar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhanar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Thunag
Pincode	175035
Area (hectares)	211 hectares
Population	390
Male Population	199
Female Population	191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	960
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhanar compares

By the 2011 count Chhanar is the 47th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 211 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 Chhanar

Chhanar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhanar as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chhanar from other places

Chhanar lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 56 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 Chhanar
Tehsil headquarters	Thunag	7.1 km
District headquarters	Mandi	30 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	56 km

Villages closest to Chhanar

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.

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Common questions about Chhanar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhanar village had a population of 390. That makes it the 47th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Chhanar village has 199 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhanar has about 960 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 Chhanar is 175035. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhanar covers 211 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhanar is Summer Hill, about 56 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhanar.

Chhanar is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhanar is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Thunag is about 7.1 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Summer Hill is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.