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About Chaladni Village

Chaladni is a small village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 60 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 783 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaladni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaladni village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Sihunta
Pincode 176207
Area (hectares) 316.02 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 60
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 783
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaladni compares

By the 2011 count Chaladni is the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 316.02 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Chaladni

Chaladni is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaladni as Available within 5 - 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 Chaladni from other places

Chaladni lies about 31 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 16 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 Chaladni
Tehsil headquarters Sihunta 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 23 km
District headquarters Chamba 31 km

Villages closest to Chaladni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaladni village had a population of 107. That makes it the 75th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Chaladni village has 60 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaladni has about 783 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Chaladni is 176207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaladni covers 316.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaladni falls under Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaladni is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chaladni.

Chaladni is about 31 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaladni is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Sihunta is about 2.9 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 16 km away. Dharamsala is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhiora Saini (2.0 km), Dhrwai (2.0 km) and Talai Jangal (2.0 km).

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

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