About Changar Village

Changar is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 22 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 682 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Changar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	14.5 hectares
Population	37
Male Population	22
Female Population	15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	682
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Changar compares

By the 2011 count Changar is the 242nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 14.5 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Changar

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

Changar lies about 42 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 25 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 Changar
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	12 km
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	25 km
Nearest town	Shimla	28 km
District headquarters	Solan	42 km

Villages closest to Changar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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.

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Common questions about Changar

As per the Census of India 2011, Changar village had a population of 37. That makes it the 242nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Changar village has 22 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changar has about 682 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Changar is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Changar covers 14.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Changar falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Changar is Jutogh, about 25 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 Changar.

Changar is about 42 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changar is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 12 km away. Jutogh is about 25 km away. Shimla is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.