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About Chaknahat Village

Chaknahat is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 54 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaknahat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaknahat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 53.61 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 54
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaknahat compares

By the 2011 count Chaknahat is the 116th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 53.61 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chaknahat

Chaknahat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaknahat as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chaknahat from other places

Chaknahat 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 Chaknahat
Nearest town Baddi under 2 km
Nearest railway station Kalka 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 30 km
District headquarters Solan 30 km

Villages closest to Chaknahat

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 Chaknahat

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaknahat village had a population of 107. That makes it the 116th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Chaknahat village has 54 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaknahat has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chaknahat is 173207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaknahat covers 53.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaknahat 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaknahat.

Chaknahat 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.

Chaknahat is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Baddi is about under 2 km away. Kalka is about 18 km away. Kandaghat 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 Jangal Chaklahan (under 2 km), Manjhari (7.4 km) and Dunti (9.4 km).

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

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