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About Chhanog Village

Chhanog is a small village in Nerua tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 53 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhanog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhanog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nerua
Pincode 171210
Area (hectares) 237 hectares
Population 106
Male Population 53
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhanog compares

By the 2011 count Chhanog is the 131st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 237 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Chhanog

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

Chhanog lies about 57 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 57 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 Chhanog
Tehsil headquarters Nerua 24 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 55 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 57 km
District headquarters Shimla 57 km

Villages closest to Chhanog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhanog village had a population of 106. That makes it the 131st largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Chhanog village has 53 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhanog has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Chhanog is 171210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhanog covers 237 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhanog falls under Nerua tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhanog is Salogra, about 57 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 <5 km distance for Chhanog.

Chhanog is about 57 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhanog is in Nerua tehsil of Shimla district. Nerua is about 24 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 55 km away. Salogra is about 57 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhandua (under 2 km), Dokhra (under 2 km) and Bajah (1.5 km).

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

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