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About Chhoa Dhar Village

Chhoa Dhar is a small village in Thunag tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 257, made up of 142 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175054, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhoa Dhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhoa Dhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Thunag
Pincode 175054
Area (hectares) 259 hectares
Population 257
Male Population 142
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
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 Chhoa Dhar compares

By the 2011 count Chhoa Dhar is the 84th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 287 residents. Its 259 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chhoa Dhar

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

Chhoa Dhar lies about 40 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Chhoa Dhar
Nearest town Sundarnagar 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Thunag 24 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 40 km

Villages closest to Chhoa Dhar

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 Chhoa Dhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhoa Dhar village had a population of 257. That makes it the 84th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 287 residents.

Chhoa Dhar village has 142 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhoa Dhar has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

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

Chhoa Dhar covers 259 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhoa Dhar falls under Thunag tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhoa Dhar is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Chhoa Dhar.

Chhoa Dhar is about 40 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhoa Dhar is in Thunag tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 24 km away. Thunag is about 24 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Banali Dhar (under 2 km), D P F Bunga Dhar (under 2 km) and D P F Daridhar (under 2 km).

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

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