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About Achhla Chhandar Village

Achhla Chhandar is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 55, made up of 31 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 774 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Achhla Chhandar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Achhla Chhandar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 70 hectares
Population 55
Male Population 31
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 774
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Achhla Chhandar compares

By the 2011 count Achhla Chhandar is the 235th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 70 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 951.

Getting to Achhla Chhandar

Achhla Chhandar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Achhla Chhandar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Achhla Chhandar from other places

Achhla Chhandar lies about 15 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 54 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 Achhla Chhandar
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 15 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 15 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 23 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 54 km

Villages closest to Achhla Chhandar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pachhad 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 Achhla Chhandar

As per the Census of India 2011, Achhla Chhandar village had a population of 55. That makes it the 235th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Achhla Chhandar village has 31 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Achhla Chhandar has about 774 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Achhla Chhandar is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Achhla Chhandar covers 70 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Achhla Chhandar falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Achhla Chhandar is Salogra, about 54 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Achhla Chhandar.

Achhla Chhandar is about 15 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Achhla Chhandar is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 15 km away. Sirmaur is about 15 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakali Mundar (under 2 km), Daron Deoria (under 2 km) and Odar Pudla (under 2 km).

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

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