Skip to main content

About Chagaon Village

Chagaon is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 122, made up of 63 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173212, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chagaon village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173212
Area (hectares) 108.67 hectares
Population 122
Male Population 63
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chagaon compares

By the 2011 count Chagaon is the 105th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 108.67 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chagaon

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

Chagaon lies about 9.9 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 7.8 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 Chagaon
Nearest railway station Salogra 7.8 km
District headquarters Solan 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 11 km

Villages closest to Chagaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chagaon village had a population of 122. That makes it the 105th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Chagaon village has 63 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chagaon has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chagaon is 173212. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chagaon covers 108.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chagaon falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chagaon is Salogra, about 7.8 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 Chagaon.

Chagaon is about 9.9 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chagaon is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 7.8 km away. Solan is about 9.9 km away. Kandaghat is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hinar (under 2 km), Takrana (1.7 km) and Karog (1.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.