About Ail Village

Ail is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 353 males and 340 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ail village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	222 hectares
Population	693
Male Population	353
Female Population	340
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ail compares

By the 2011 count Ail is the 31st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Ail

Ail is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ail as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Ail from other places

Ail lies about 32 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 64 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 Ail
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	32 km
District headquarters	Chamba	32 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	64 km

Villages closest to Ail

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

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Common questions about Ail

As per the Census of India 2011, Ail village had a population of 693. That makes it the 31st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Ail village has 353 males and 340 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ail has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Ail is 176316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ail covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ail falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ail is Nurpur Road, about 64 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ail.

Ail is about 32 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ail is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 32 km away. Chamba is about 32 km away. Nurpur Road is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.