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About Chhakrawag Village

Chhakrawag is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 82 males and 85 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173229, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhakrawag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhakrawag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173229
Area (hectares) 93 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 82
Female Population 85
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhakrawag compares

By the 2011 count Chhakrawag is the 119th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 93 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 951.

Getting to Chhakrawag

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

Chhakrawag lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 8.9 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 Chhakrawag
Nearest railway station Barog 8.9 km
Nearest town Solan 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 32 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 32 km

Villages closest to Chhakrawag

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 Chhakrawag

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhakrawag village had a population of 167. That makes it the 119th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Chhakrawag village has 82 males and 85 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhakrawag has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chhakrawag is 173229. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhakrawag covers 93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhakrawag falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhakrawag is Barog, about 8.9 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 Chhakrawag.

Chhakrawag 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.

Chhakrawag is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Barog is about 8.9 km away. Solan is about 9.8 km away. Pachhad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Argu (under 2 km), Kujji (1.5 km) and Shogi (1.6 km).

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

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