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About Chhapru Village

Chhapru is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 51, made up of 25 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 37 hectares
Population 51
Male Population 25
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Chhapru compares

By the 2011 count Chhapru is the 245th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 37 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 918.

Getting to Chhapru

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

Chhapru lies about 42 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Bharatgarh, about 13 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 Chhapru
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Bharatgarh 13 km
Nearest town Baddi 16 km
District headquarters Solan 42 km

Villages closest to Chhapru

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 Chhapru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapru village had a population of 51. That makes it the 245th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Chhapru village has 25 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapru has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Chhapru covers 37 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhapru is Bharatgarh, about 13 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 Chhapru.

Chhapru is about 42 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhapru is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 5.6 km away. Bharatgarh is about 13 km away. Baddi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

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

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

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