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About Chaltuhni Village

Chaltuhni is a small village in Dalhousie tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 464, made up of 212 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaltuhni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaltuhni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Dalhousie
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 135 hectares
Population 464
Male Population 212
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
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 Chaltuhni compares

By the 2011 count Chaltuhni is the 19th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 135 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Chaltuhni

Chaltuhni is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaltuhni 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 Chaltuhni from other places

Chaltuhni lies about 10 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Chaltuhni
Tehsil headquarters Dalhousie 9.6 km
District headquarters Chamba 10 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 40 km

Villages closest to Chaltuhni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaltuhni village had a population of 464. That makes it the 19th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Chaltuhni village has 212 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaltuhni has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Chaltuhni is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaltuhni covers 135 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaltuhni falls under Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaltuhni is Nurpur Road, about 40 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 Chaltuhni.

Chaltuhni is about 10 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaltuhni is in Dalhousie tehsil of Chamba district. Dalhousie is about 9.6 km away. Chamba is about 10 km away. Nurpur Road is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balera Jangal (under 2 km), Catchment Ala (under 2 km) and Dabrehn Jangal (under 2 km).

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

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