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About Chalali Village

Chalali is a small village in Dhatwal tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 47 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,149 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176049, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Dhatwal
Pincode 176049
Area (hectares) 56.71 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 47
Female Population 54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,149
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 Chalali compares

By the 2011 count Chalali is the 103rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 299 residents. Its 56.71 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

Getting to Chalali

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

Chalali lies about 34 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 34 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 Chalali
Nearest town Sundarnagar 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhatwal 21 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 34 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 34 km

Villages closest to Chalali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalali village had a population of 101. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 299 residents.

Chalali village has 47 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalali has about 1149 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1186.

The pincode recorded for Chalali is 176049. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalali covers 56.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalali falls under Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalali is Olinda, about 34 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 Chalali.

Chalali is about 34 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalali is in Dhatwal tehsil of Hamirpur district. Sundarnagar is about 16 km away. Dhatwal is about 21 km away. Olinda is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Balh Matriana (2.2 km), Baroti (4.4 km) and Bara Garaon (4.5 km).

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

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