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About Chhulera Village

Chhulera is a small village in Saluni tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 98 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176320, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhulera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhulera village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Saluni
Pincode 176320
Area (hectares) 49.78 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 98
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhulera compares

By the 2011 count Chhulera is the 103rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 49.78 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chhulera

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

Chhulera lies about 19 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 51 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 Chhulera
Tehsil headquarters Saluni 19 km
District headquarters Chamba 19 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 51 km

Villages closest to Chhulera

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhulera village had a population of 202. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 130 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Chhulera village has 98 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhulera has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chhulera is 176320. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhulera covers 49.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhulera falls under Saluni tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhulera is Nurpur Road, about 51 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 Chhulera.

Chhulera is about 19 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhulera is in Saluni tehsil of Chamba district. Saluni is about 19 km away. Chamba is about 19 km away. Nurpur Road is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharoti (under 2 km), Ghundera (under 2 km) and Ganua (under 2 km).

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

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