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About Churan Village

Churan is a small village in Nahan tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 129 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 899 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Nahan
Pincode 173030
Area (hectares) 101.7 hectares
Population 245
Male Population 129
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 899
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Churan compares

By the 2011 count Churan is the 69th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 404 residents. Its 101.7 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Churan

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

Churan lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Ghagghar, 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 Churan
Nearest town Naraingarh 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nahan 14 km
Nearest railway station Ghagghar 30 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 32 km

Villages closest to Churan

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 Churan

As per the Census of India 2011, Churan village had a population of 245. That makes it the 69th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 404 residents.

Churan village has 129 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churan has about 899 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Churan is 173030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churan covers 101.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Churan is Ghagghar, 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Churan.

Churan is about 32 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churan is in Nahan tehsil of Sirmaur district. Naraingarh is about 6.9 km away. Nahan is about 14 km away. Ghagghar 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 Lana Kotla (1.6 km), Mirpur Gurdwara (2.7 km) and Arandwala (2.9 km).

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

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