About Chalera Village

Chalera is a mid sized village in Sihunta tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,358, made up of 663 males and 695 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalera village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Sihunta
Pincode	176207
Area (hectares)	526.68 hectares
Population	1,358
Male Population	663
Female Population	695
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,048
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalera compares

By the 2011 count Chalera is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 498 residents. Its 526.68 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Chalera

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

Chalera lies about 17 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 25 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 Chalera
District headquarters	Chamba	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sihunta	23 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	25 km

Villages closest to Chalera

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.

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Common questions about Chalera

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalera village had a population of 1,358. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 498 residents.

Chalera village has 663 males and 695 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalera has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1021.

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

Chalera covers 526.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chalera is Nurpur Road, about 25 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 Chalera.

Chalera is about 17 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalera is in Sihunta tehsil of Chamba district. Chamba is about 17 km away. Sihunta is about 23 km away. Nurpur Road is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.