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About Chalwara Khas Village

Chalwara Khas is a large village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,223, made up of 1,594 males and 1,629 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,022 females per 1000 males. The village covers 433.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalwara Khas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalwara Khas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jawali
Pincode 176023
Area (hectares) 433.09 hectares
Population 3,223
Male Population 1,594
Female Population 1,629
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,022
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chalwara Khas compares

By the 2011 count Chalwara Khas is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 433.09 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Chalwara Khas

Chalwara Khas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chalwara Khas 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 Chalwara Khas from other places

Chalwara Khas lies about 24 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 2.8 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 Chalwara Khas
Nearest railway station Harsar Dehri 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Jawali 4.0 km
Nearest town Talwāra 22 km
District headquarters Kangra 24 km

Villages closest to Chalwara Khas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jawali 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 Chalwara Khas

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalwara Khas village had a population of 3,223. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Chalwara Khas village has 1,594 males and 1,629 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalwara Khas has about 1022 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Chalwara Khas is 176023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalwara Khas covers 433.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chalwara Khas falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalwara Khas is Harsar Dehri, about 2.8 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 Chalwara Khas.

Chalwara Khas is about 24 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalwara Khas is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 2.8 km away. Jawali is about 4.0 km away. Talwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duhngi (under 2 km), Samkaher (1.8 km) and Papahn (1.9 km).

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

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