About Chalonj Village

Chalonj is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 438, made up of 219 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalonj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalonj village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	344 hectares
Population	438
Male Population	219
Female Population	219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalonj compares

By the 2011 count Chalonj is the 82nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 344 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chalonj

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

Chalonj lies about 14 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 54 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 Chalonj
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	14 km
District headquarters	Chamba	14 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	54 km

Villages closest to Chalonj

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 Chalonj

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalonj village had a population of 438. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Chalonj village has 219 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

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

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

Chalonj covers 344 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chalonj is Nurpur Road, about 54 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 Chalonj.

Chalonj 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.

Chalonj is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 14 km away. Chamba is about 14 km away. Nurpur Road is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.