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About Chehli Village

Chehli is a small village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 433, made up of 213 males and 220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chehli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chehli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176310
Area (hectares) 646.2 hectares
Population 433
Male Population 213
Female Population 220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chehli compares

By the 2011 count Chehli is the 162nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 646.2 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Chehli

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

Chehli lies about 15 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 27 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 Chehli
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 15 km
Nearest railway station Talara 27 km

Villages closest to Chehli

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 Chehli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chehli village had a population of 433. That makes it the 162nd largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Chehli village has 213 males and 220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chehli has about 1033 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Chehli is 176310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chehli covers 646.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chehli is Talara, about 27 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 Chehli.

Chehli is about 15 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chehli is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 15 km away. Talara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatka Jangal (4.4 km), Ain Pukhar Dhar (5.1 km) and Dramman (7.4 km).

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

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