About Helan Village

Helan is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 108 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Helan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Helan village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176316
Area (hectares)	133.9 hectares
Population	207
Male Population	108
Female Population	99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	917
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Helan compares

By the 2011 count Helan is the 141st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 133.9 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Helan

Helan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Helan as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Helan from other places

Helan lies about 21 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 59 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 Helan
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	21 km
District headquarters	Chamba	21 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	59 km

Villages closest to Helan

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 Helan

As per the Census of India 2011, Helan village had a population of 207. That makes it the 141st largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Helan village has 108 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Helan has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

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

Helan covers 133.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Helan is Nurpur Road, about 59 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Helan.

Helan is about 21 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Helan is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 21 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Nurpur Road is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.