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About Chanor Village

Chanor is a small village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 15 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,267 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173207
Area (hectares) 24.61 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 15
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,267
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 Chanor compares

By the 2011 count Chanor is the 217th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 153 residents. Its 24.61 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 Chanor

Chanor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chanor 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 Chanor from other places

Chanor lies about 14 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Sonwara, about 7.5 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 Chanor
Nearest railway station Sonwara 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 13 km
Nearest town Kālka 13 km
District headquarters Solan 14 km

Villages closest to Chanor

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 Chanor

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanor village had a population of 34. That makes it the 217th largest of the 252 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Chanor village has 15 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanor has about 1267 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

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

Chanor covers 24.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chanor is Sonwara, about 7.5 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 Chanor.

Chanor is about 14 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanor is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Sonwara is about 7.5 km away. Kandaghat is about 13 km away. Kālka is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banjani (3.3 km), Banjni (3.3 km) and Chapla (3.8 km).

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

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