About Chakhar Village

Chakhar is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 84 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Darlaghat
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	16.69 hectares
Population	164
Male Population	84
Female Population	80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakhar compares

By the 2011 count Chakhar is the 72nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 16.69 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Chakhar

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

Chakhar lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 1.6 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 Chakhar
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	1.6 km
Nearest town	Shimla	3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darlaghat	20 km
District headquarters	Solan	20 km

Villages closest to Chakhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakhar village had a population of 164. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Chakhar village has 84 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakhar has about 952 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 1006.

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

Chakhar covers 16.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakhar falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakhar is Jutogh, about 1.6 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 Chakhar.

Chakhar is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakhar is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 1.6 km away. Shimla is about 3.3 km away. Darlaghat is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.