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About Chhal Chhota Village

Chhal Chhota is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 50 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,140 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.98 hectares hectares.

Chhal Chhota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhal Chhota village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Area (hectares) 18.98 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 50
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,140
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhal Chhota compares

By the 2011 count Chhal Chhota is the 229th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 18.98 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chhal Chhota

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

Chhal Chhota lies about 38 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 8.8 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 Chhal Chhota
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 38 km

Villages closest to Chhal Chhota

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 Chhal Chhota

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhal Chhota village had a population of 107. That makes it the 229th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Chhal Chhota village has 50 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhal Chhota has about 1140 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Chhal Chhota covers 18.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhal Chhota falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhal Chhota is Jawalamukhi Road, about 8.8 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 Chhal Chhota.

Chhal Chhota is about 38 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhal Chhota is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 8.8 km away. Nadaun is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhal Bada (under 2 km), Kiaran (2.2 km) and Chanwan (2.3 km).

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

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