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About Chalali Village

Chalali is a mid sized village in Dera Gopipur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 637, made up of 316 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Dera Gopipur
Pincode 177103
Area (hectares) 172.08 hectares
Population 637
Male Population 316
Female Population 321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalali compares

By the 2011 count Chalali is the 57th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 416 residents. Its 172.08 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 Chalali

Chalali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chalali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chalali from other places

Chalali lies about 34 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chintpurni Marg, about 13 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 Chalali
Tehsil headquarters Dera Gopipur 11 km
Nearest railway station Chintpurni Marg 13 km
Nearest town Talwāra 28 km
District headquarters Kangra 34 km

Villages closest to Chalali

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 Chalali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalali village had a population of 637. That makes it the 57th largest of the 274 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 416 residents.

Chalali village has 316 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalali has about 1016 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 Chalali is 177103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalali covers 172.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chalali is Chintpurni Marg, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Chalali.

Chalali is about 34 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalali is in Dera Gopipur tehsil of Kangra district. Dera Gopipur is about 11 km away. Chintpurni Marg is about 13 km away. Talwāra is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sukahr (under 2 km), Guhral (under 2 km) and Gangot (1.8 km).

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

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