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About Chakhru Village

Chakhru is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 38 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakhru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakhru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 40 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 38
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakhru compares

By the 2011 count Chakhru is the 140th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 40 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 1006.

Getting to Chakhru

Chakhru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakhru as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chakhru from other places

Chakhru lies about 30 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kalka, 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 Chakhru
Nearest town Baddi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 30 km
District headquarters Solan 30 km

Villages closest to Chakhru

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.

Common questions about Chakhru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakhru village had a population of 70. That makes it the 140th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Chakhru village has 38 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakhru has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Chakhru covers 40 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakhru is Kalka, 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 km distance for Chakhru.

Chakhru is about 30 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakhru is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about under 2 km away. Kalka is about 18 km away. Darlaghat is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saryali (9.4 km), Sera (9.6 km) and Nalag (12 km).

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

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