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About Dhanach Chukhriya Village

Dhanach Chukhriya is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 342, made up of 166 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhanach Chukhriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhanach Chukhriya village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173223
Area (hectares) 415 hectares
Population 342
Male Population 166
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhanach Chukhriya compares

By the 2011 count Dhanach Chukhriya is the 55th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 415 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 946.

Getting to Dhanach Chukhriya

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

Dhanach Chukhriya lies about 32 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 18 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 Dhanach Chukhriya
Nearest railway station Koti 18 km
Nearest town Pinjaur 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 25 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 32 km

Villages closest to Dhanach Chukhriya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Dhanach Chukhriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhanach Chukhriya village had a population of 342. That makes it the 55th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Dhanach Chukhriya village has 166 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhanach Chukhriya has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Dhanach Chukhriya is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhanach Chukhriya covers 415 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.

Dhanach Chukhriya falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Dhanach Chukhriya is Koti, about 18 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 - 10 km distance for Dhanach Chukhriya.

Dhanach Chukhriya 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.

Dhanach Chukhriya is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Koti is about 18 km away. Pinjaur is about 20 km away. Rajgarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dahan (under 2 km), Sang Thara (4.2 km) and Dhar Baghera (4.8 km).

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

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