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About Chhau Bhogar Village

Chhau Bhogar is a mid sized village in Renuka tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 696, made up of 377 males and 319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 846 females per 1000 males. The village covers 680.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhau Bhogar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhau Bhogar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Renuka
Pincode 173022
Area (hectares) 680.78 hectares
Population 696
Male Population 377
Female Population 319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 846
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhau Bhogar compares

By the 2011 count Chhau Bhogar is the 30th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 640 residents. Its 680.78 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 957.

Getting to Chhau Bhogar

Chhau Bhogar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhau Bhogar as Available within <5 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 Chhau Bhogar from other places

Chhau Bhogar lies about 11 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 49 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 Chhau Bhogar
Tehsil headquarters Renuka 11 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 11 km
Nearest town Nāhan 26 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 49 km

Villages closest to Chhau Bhogar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Renuka 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 Chhau Bhogar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhau Bhogar village had a population of 696. That makes it the 30th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 640 residents.

Chhau Bhogar village has 377 males and 319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhau Bhogar has about 846 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Chhau Bhogar is 173022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhau Bhogar covers 680.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhau Bhogar falls under Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhau Bhogar is Salogra, about 49 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhau Bhogar.

Chhau Bhogar is about 11 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhau Bhogar is in Renuka tehsil of Sirmaur district. Renuka is about 11 km away. Sirmaur is about 11 km away. Nāhan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotiaon (2.0 km), Shilahan (2.9 km) and Beyong Tatwa (3.2 km).

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

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