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About Chalohi Village

Chalohi is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 61 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalohi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalohi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Baijnath
Pincode 176125
Area (hectares) 38.64 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 61
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chalohi compares

By the 2011 count Chalohi is the 159th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 38.64 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

Getting to Chalohi

Chalohi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chalohi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chalohi from other places

Chalohi lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 Chalohi
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Baijnath 27 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Chalohi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalohi village had a population of 120. That makes it the 159th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Chalohi village has 61 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalohi has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Chalohi is 176125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalohi covers 38.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalohi falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalohi is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chalohi.

Chalohi is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalohi is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Baijnath is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhargerh (1.8 km), Dharjot (1.8 km) and Baraun (1.9 km).

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

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