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About Chalagar Village

Chalagar is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 74 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalagar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177040
Area (hectares) 13.27 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 74
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalagar compares

By the 2011 count Chalagar is the 190th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 13.27 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chalagar

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

Chalagar lies about 49 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 12 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 Chalagar
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 12 km
Nearest town Talwāra 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 29 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 49 km

Villages closest to Chalagar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalagar village had a population of 134. That makes it the 190th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Chalagar village has 74 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalagar has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Chalagar is 177040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalagar covers 13.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chalagar falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalagar is Kartoli Punjab, about 12 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 Chalagar.

Chalagar is about 49 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalagar is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Kartoli Punjab is about 12 km away. Talwāra is about 18 km away. Nadaun is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malag (under 2 km), Batran (under 2 km) and Batran Khurd (under 2 km).

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

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