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About Chanderpur Village

Chanderpur is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 353, made up of 188 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanderpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanderpur village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 353
Male Population 188
Female Population 165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanderpur compares

By the 2011 count Chanderpur is the 36th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 971.

Getting to Chanderpur

Chanderpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanderpur 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. The nearest villages by name are Bholar, Bhorar, Bidiyar and Chamaru. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chanderpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanderpur village had a population of 353. That makes it the 36th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chanderpur village has 188 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanderpur has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chanderpur is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanderpur covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanderpur falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chanderpur notes the nearest railway station 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 Chanderpur.

Chanderpur is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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