About Chhal Village

Chhal is a small village in Baroh tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 108, made up of 53 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Baroh
Pincode	176029
Area (hectares)	27.94 hectares
Population	108
Male Population	53
Female Population	55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhal compares

By the 2011 count Chhal is the 99th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 159 residents. Its 27.94 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chhal

Chhal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhal 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhal from other places

Chhal lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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
Nearest railway station	Balle Da Pir Larth	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baroh	19 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	25 km

Villages closest to Chhal

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

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Common questions about Chhal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhal village had a population of 108. That makes it the 99th largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 159 residents.

Chhal village has 53 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhal has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Chhal is 176029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhal covers 27.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhal falls under Baroh tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhal is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chhal is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhal is in Baroh tehsil of Kangra district. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Baroh is about 19 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.