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About Chalai Village

Chalai is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 321, made up of 157 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalai village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176316
Area (hectares) 132.58 hectares
Population 321
Male Population 157
Female Population 164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalai compares

By the 2011 count Chalai is the 105th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 132.58 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chalai

Chalai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chalai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chalai from other places

Chalai lies about 14 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 47 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 Chalai
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 14 km
District headquarters Chamba 14 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 47 km

Villages closest to Chalai

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.

Common questions about Chalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalai village had a population of 321. That makes it the 105th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Chalai village has 157 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalai has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Chalai covers 132.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chalai is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 47 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chalai.

Chalai is about 14 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalai is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 14 km away. Chamba is about 14 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuther (2.3 km), R F Uppar Tain (2.4 km) and D P F Seri (5.0 km).

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

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