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About Chelian Village

Chelian is a small village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 324, made up of 159 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chelian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chelian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 176029
Area (hectares) 76.08 hectares
Population 324
Male Population 159
Female Population 165
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 km distance

How Chelian compares

By the 2011 count Chelian is the 128th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 76.08 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 1082.

Getting to Chelian

Chelian 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 Chelian 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 Chelian from other places

Chelian lies about 11 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 2.3 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 Chelian
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 2.3 km
District headquarters Kangra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 13 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 26 km

Villages closest to Chelian

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Gopipur 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 Chelian

As per the Census of India 2011, Chelian village had a population of 324. That makes it the 128th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Chelian village has 159 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chelian has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1082.

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

Chelian covers 76.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chelian falls under Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chelian is Jawalamukhi Road, about 2.3 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 Chelian.

Chelian is about 11 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chelian is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 2.3 km away. Kangra is about 11 km away. Dera Gopipur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mat (under 2 km), Balsun (under 2 km) and Gareru (under 2 km).

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

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