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About Chhapang Village

Chhapang is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 15 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapang village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 111 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 15
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapang compares

By the 2011 count Chhapang is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 111 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 Chhapang

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

Chhapang lies about 12 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 28 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 Chhapang
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 12 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 12 km
Nearest town Nāhan 20 km
Nearest railway station Barog 28 km

Villages closest to Chhapang

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 Chhapang

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapang village had a population of 27. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Chhapang village has 15 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapang has about 800 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 Chhapang is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapang covers 111 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhapang is Barog, about 28 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 Chhapang.

Chhapang is about 12 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapang is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pachhad is about 12 km away. Sirmaur is about 12 km away. Nāhan is about 20 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 Machher (1.9 km), Bongli Bayalag (1.9 km) and Dhelon Barahan (2.5 km).

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

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