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About Chahla Village

Chahla is a small village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 129 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,062 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chahla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chahla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176306
Area (hectares) 186.16 hectares
Population 266
Male Population 129
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,062
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chahla compares

By the 2011 count Chahla is the 203rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 186.16 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1022.

Getting to Chahla

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

Chahla lies about 9.6 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 38 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 Chahla
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 38 km

Villages closest to Chahla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chahla village had a population of 266. That makes it the 203rd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chahla village has 129 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chahla has about 1062 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Chahla is 176306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chahla covers 186.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chahla falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chahla is Nurpur Road, about 38 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 Chahla.

Chahla is about 9.6 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chahla is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 9.6 km away. Nurpur Road is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darada (under 2 km), Balohad (under 2 km) and Chhaloga (under 2 km).

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

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