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About Chalama Jangal Village

Chalama Jangal is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 7 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 429 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalama Jangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalama Jangal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 6.54 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 7
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 429
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalama Jangal compares

By the 2011 count Chalama Jangal is the 116th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 6.54 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Chalama Jangal

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

Chalama Jangal lies about 5.1 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 Chalama Jangal
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 5.1 km
District headquarters Chamba 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 45 km

Villages closest to Chalama Jangal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhattiyat 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 Chalama Jangal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalama Jangal village had a population of 10. That makes it the 116th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Chalama Jangal village has 7 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalama Jangal has about 429 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Chalama Jangal is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalama Jangal covers 6.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalama Jangal falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalama Jangal is Nurpur Road, about 45 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 <5 km distance for Chalama Jangal.

Chalama Jangal is about 5.1 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalama Jangal is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 5.1 km away. Chamba is about 5.1 km away. Nurpur Road is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bela Jangal (under 2 km), Bhatu Jangal (under 2 km) and Fagot Jangal (under 2 km).

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

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