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About Chalera Village

Chalera is a mid sized village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 523, made up of 251 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 311 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 311 hectares
Population 523
Male Population 251
Female Population 272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalera compares

By the 2011 count Chalera is the 19th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 311 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1027.

Getting to Chalera

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

Chalera lies about 17 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 25 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 Chalera
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 17 km
District headquarters Chamba 17 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 25 km

Villages closest to Chalera

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 Chalera

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalera village had a population of 523. That makes it the 19th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Chalera village has 251 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalera has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

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

Chalera covers 311 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalera falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalera is Nurpur Road, about 25 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 Chalera.

Chalera is about 17 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalera is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Bhattiyat is about 17 km away. Chamba is about 17 km away. Nurpur Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garana (under 2 km), Thanoli (under 2 km) and Sikhnu (2.1 km).

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

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