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About Chhob Village

Chhob is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 63 males and 74 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,175 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhob Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhob village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 154.79 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 63
Female Population 74
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,175
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhob compares

By the 2011 count Chhob is the 90th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 154.79 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chhob

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

Chhob lies about 7.7 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 5.3 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 Chhob
Nearest railway station Salogra 5.3 km
District headquarters Solan 7.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 8.6 km

Villages closest to Chhob

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 Chhob

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhob village had a population of 137. That makes it the 90th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Chhob village has 63 males and 74 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhob has about 1175 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chhob is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhob covers 154.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhob is Salogra, about 5.3 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 Chhob.

Chhob is about 7.7 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhob is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 5.3 km away. Solan is about 7.7 km away. Kandaghat is about 8.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaisu (under 2 km), Karog (under 2 km) and Nauhra (under 2 km).

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

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