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About Chilbahal Village

Chilbahal is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 121 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177048, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chilbahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chilbahal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177048
Area (hectares) 54.96 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 121
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chilbahal compares

By the 2011 count Chilbahal is the 103rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 54.96 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chilbahal

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

Chilbahal lies about 24 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 23 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 Chilbahal
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 11 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 23 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 24 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 39 km

Villages closest to Chilbahal

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 Chilbahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chilbahal village had a population of 235. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Chilbahal village has 121 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chilbahal has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Chilbahal is 177048. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chilbahal covers 54.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chilbahal is Jawalamukhi Road, about 23 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 Chilbahal.

Chilbahal is about 24 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chilbahal is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 11 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 23 km away. Hamirpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Julah Bahal (under 2 km), Ralian Di Bahal (under 2 km) and Syalan Di Bahal (under 2 km).

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

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