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About Chhal Village

Chhal is a small village in Harchakian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 249, made up of 118 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,110 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176210, 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 Harchakian
Pincode 176210
Area (hectares) 75.83 hectares
Population 249
Male Population 118
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,110
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhal compares

By the 2011 count Chhal is the 25th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 75.83 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1124.

Getting to Chhal

Chhal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chhal from other places

Chhal lies about 16 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 8.8 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 Jawalamukhi Road 8.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Harchakian 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 16 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 31 km

Villages closest to Chhal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhal village had a population of 249. That makes it the 25th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Chhal village has 118 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhal has about 1110 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1124.

The pincode recorded for Chhal is 176210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhal covers 75.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhal is Jawalamukhi Road, about 8.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhal.

Chhal is about 16 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 Harchakian tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 8.8 km away. Harchakian is about 16 km away. Kangra is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rumbal (5.0 km), Bareta (7.2 km) and Dabar (7.2 km).

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

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