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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Shankar Lal
Contact: 94****5573
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- LGD code
- 20421
- Pincode
- 173235
- Post office
- Dhundan
- Population
- 38
- Households
- 6
- Literacy rate
- 65.8%
- Sex ratio
- 810 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 20
Census 2011 · in context
How Chheta (233) compares
By population, Chheta (233) ranks #205 of 256 villages in Darlaghat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.8%
−6.8% vs mandal average
- Chheta (233)
- 65.8%
- Darlaghat mandal
- 72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
810
−124 vs mandal average
- Chheta (233)
- 810
- Darlaghat mandal
- 934
Household size
people per home
6.3
+1.0 vs mandal average
- Chheta (233)
- 6.3
- Darlaghat mandal
- 5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chheta (233) at a glance
Chheta (233) is a village of 38 people in 6 households (Census 2011) in Darlaghat tehsil, Solan district, Himachal Pradesh, the 205th-largest of 256 villages in Darlaghat tehsil. Literacy is 66%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 810 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 173235, served by Dhundan post office; the LGD village code is 20421. The sarpanch is Shankar Lal, and the village votes in Arki assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay. The population is estimated at 45 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sanyari Mode →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chheta (233) · this village | 38 | 66% | — |
| Chhamla (229) · Darlaghat | 682 | 69% | — |
| Pansora (228) · Darlaghat | 177 | 72% | — |
| Kuiru (239) · Darlaghat | 176 | 73% | — |
| Kawarla (230) · Darlaghat | 169 | 76% | — |
| Kothi (224) · Darlaghat | 165 | 78% | — |
| Jathot (225) · Darlaghat | 152 | 70% | — |
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Notice board · Chheta (233)
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Key facts — Chheta (233)
- LGD code
- 20421
- Pincode
- 173235
- Post office
- Dhundan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 38
- Population (projected 2026)
- 45
- Households
- 6
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 810
- Literacy rate
- 65.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Shimla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Arki
- Member of Parliament
- Suresh Kumar Kashyap
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sanjay
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Shankar Lal
- Block / Mandal
- Darlaghat
- Nearest police station
- Sadar Police Station, Bilaspur (20.3 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Mandi Manwa Dispensary (17.7 km)
- Nearest post office
- Tattapani Post Office (14.6 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (14.5 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 173235
- Saryanj (312)Darlaghat mandal1,475 pop
- Wakna (275)Kandaghat mandal1,216 pop
- Rachiana (92)Kandaghat mandal955 pop
- Bisha (423)Kandaghat mandal707 pop
- Daseran Wala (259)Darlaghat mandal627 pop
- Dhundan (268)Darlaghat mandal622 pop
- Buila (305)Darlaghat mandal472 pop
- Basha (402)Kandaghat mandal437 pop
- Kotla (311)Darlaghat mandal430 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chheta (233)
Other villages in Darlaghat mandal
View all 60+ →- Saryanj (312)
- Bagha (511)
- Rauri (200)
- Giana (45)
- Kolka (66)
- Mangoo (46)
- Darlaghat
- Syar (194)
- Darla (189)
- Navgaon (221)
- Chhamla (229)
- Daseran Wala (259)
- Dhundan (268)
- Up Mahal Thera
- Kandhar (506)
- Kanswala (201)
- Nauni (188)
- Neori (8)
- Buila (305)
- Hawani Kol(513)
- Damras (214)
- Kotla (311)
- Ser Galotia (58)
- Tuiru (272)
- Sanghoi (47)
- Kashlog (11)
- Badog Hanuman (288)
- Malawan (48)
- Bhugar (202)
- Banli (12)
- Banan (309)
- Up Mahal Parnoo
- Kathla (345)
- Badog (23)
- Samloh (223)
- Sheli (322)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)