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About Ban Chelian Village

Ban Chelian is a small village in Jawalamukhi tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 94 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 86.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Chelian Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Chelian village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawalamukhi
Pincode 176031
Area (hectares) 86.46 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 94
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
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 Ban Chelian compares

By the 2011 count Ban Chelian is the 91st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 86.46 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

Getting to Ban Chelian

Ban Chelian is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ban Chelian 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 Ban Chelian from other places

Ban Chelian lies about 18 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Ban Chelian
Tehsil headquarters Jawalamukhi 6.7 km
Nearest railway station Jawalamukhi Road 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 32 km

Villages closest to Ban Chelian

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Chelian village had a population of 178. That makes it the 91st largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Ban Chelian village has 94 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Chelian has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1107.

The pincode recorded for Ban Chelian is 176031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Chelian covers 86.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ban Chelian falls under Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban Chelian is Jawalamukhi Road, about 12 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 Ban Chelian.

Ban Chelian is about 18 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Chelian is in Jawalamukhi tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi is about 6.7 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakban Dodru (under 2 km), Bag (3.9 km) and Jamuli (4.1 km).

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

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