About Chandera Village

Chandera is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 354, made up of 179 males and 175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	107 hectares
Population	354
Male Population	179
Female Population	175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandera compares

By the 2011 count Chandera is the 29th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 107 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chandera

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

Chandera lies about 28 km from Solan. 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 Chandera
Nearest town	Shimla	11 km
District headquarters	Solan	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	31 km

Villages closest to Chandera

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 Chandera

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandera village had a population of 354. That makes it the 29th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Chandera village has 179 males and 175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandera has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chandera is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandera covers 107 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chandera notes the nearest railway station 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 Chandera.

Chandera is about 28 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandera is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 11 km away. Solan is about 28 km away. Arki is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.