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About Kuhar Chhan Village

Kuhar Chhan is a mid sized village in Amb tehsil, in the district of Una, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 915, made up of 440 males and 475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 429.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuhar Chhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuhar Chhan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Una
Tehsil Amb
Pincode 177203
Area (hectares) 429.46 hectares
Population 915
Male Population 440
Female Population 475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuhar Chhan compares

By the 2011 count Kuhar Chhan is the 69th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 429.46 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kuhar Chhan

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

Kuhar Chhan lies about 42 km from Una, and the nearest railway station is Tripal, about 19 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 Kuhar Chhan
Tehsil headquarters Amb 19 km
Nearest railway station Tripal 19 km
Nearest town Talwāra 32 km
District headquarters Una 42 km

Villages closest to Kuhar Chhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amb 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 Kuhar Chhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuhar Chhan village had a population of 915. That makes it the 69th largest of the 237 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Kuhar Chhan village has 440 males and 475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuhar Chhan has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kuhar Chhan is 177203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuhar Chhan covers 429.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuhar Chhan falls under Amb tehsil of Una district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kuhar Chhan is Tripal, about 19 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 Kuhar Chhan.

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

Kuhar Chhan is in Amb tehsil of Una district. Amb is about 19 km away. Tripal is about 19 km away. Talwāra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amlehar (under 2 km), Behar Jaswan Kashi (under 2 km) and Bhalehar (under 2 km).

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

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