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About Chhaban Village

Chhaban is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 24 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,208 females per 1000 males. The village covers 11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhaban Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhaban village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 11 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 24
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,208
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhaban compares

By the 2011 count Chhaban is the 243rd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 11 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Chhaban

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

Chhaban lies about 41 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 15 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 Chhaban
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 7.2 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 15 km
Nearest town Baddi 17 km
District headquarters Solan 41 km

Villages closest to Chhaban

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhaban village had a population of 53. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Chhaban village has 24 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhaban has about 1208 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Chhaban is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhaban covers 11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhaban falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhaban is Bharatgarh, about 15 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 Chhaban.

Chhaban is about 41 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhaban is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 7.2 km away. Bharatgarh is about 15 km away. Baddi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paprali (under 2 km), Paplohi (under 2 km) and Maithal (2.2 km).

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

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