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About Chabahan Village

Chabahan is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 122 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chabahan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chabahan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173001
Area (hectares) 119 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 122
Female Population 134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chabahan compares

By the 2011 count Chabahan is the 66th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 119 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Chabahan

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

Chabahan lies about 24 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 20 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 Chabahan
Nearest railway station Barog 20 km
Nearest town Solan 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 22 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 24 km

Villages closest to Chabahan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chabahan village had a population of 256. That makes it the 66th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Chabahan village has 122 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chabahan has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Chabahan is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chabahan covers 119 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chabahan falls under Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chabahan is Barog, about 20 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 Chabahan.

Chabahan is about 24 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chabahan is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Barog is about 20 km away. Solan is about 21 km away. Nahan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paploh (5.6 km), Jhajar (6.9 km) and Mohron Dungiser (7.0 km).

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

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