About Chaskar Village

Chaskar is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 28 males and 33 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,179 females per 1000 males. The village covers 33.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaskar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaskar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Ramshahr
Pincode	173218
Area (hectares)	33.21 hectares
Population	61
Male Population	28
Female Population	33
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,179
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaskar compares

By the 2011 count Chaskar is the 164th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 33.21 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 992.

Getting to Chaskar

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

Chaskar lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 1.6 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 Chaskar
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	1.6 km
Nearest town	Shimla	3.3 km
District headquarters	Solan	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramshahr	32 km

Villages closest to Chaskar

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

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Common questions about Chaskar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaskar village had a population of 61. That makes it the 164th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Chaskar village has 28 males and 33 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaskar has about 1179 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Chaskar is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaskar covers 33.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaskar falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaskar is Jutogh, about 1.6 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 Chaskar.

Chaskar is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaskar is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 1.6 km away. Shimla is about 3.3 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.