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About Chhultar Village

Chhultar is a small village in Chakrata tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 140 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhultar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhultar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Chakrata
Pincode 248123
Area (hectares) 107.73 hectares
Population 287
Male Population 140
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhultar compares

By the 2011 count Chhultar is the 65th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 401 residents. Its 107.73 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Chhultar

Chhultar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhultar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chhultar from other places

Chhultar lies about 46 km from Dehradun. 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 Chhultar
Tehsil headquarters Chakrata 17 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 32 km
District headquarters Dehradun 46 km

Villages closest to Chhultar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhultar village had a population of 287. That makes it the 65th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 401 residents.

Chhultar village has 140 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhultar has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Chhultar is 248123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhultar covers 107.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhultar falls under Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Chhultar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhultar.

Chhultar is about 46 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhultar is in Chakrata tehsil of Dehradun district. Chakrata is about 17 km away. Mussoorie is about 32 km away. Dehradun is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mauthi (under 2 km), Guthar (2.4 km) and Dhaura Pudia (2.8 km).

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

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