About Chanhiala Village

Chanhiala is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 123 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 269.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanhiala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanhiala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176021
Area (hectares)	269.59 hectares
Population	252
Male Population	123
Female Population	129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,049
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chanhiala compares

By the 2011 count Chanhiala is the 123rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 269.59 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Chanhiala

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

Chanhiala lies about 27 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 6.0 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 Chanhiala
Nearest railway station	Bharmar	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	6.1 km
District headquarters	Kangra	27 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	29 km

Villages closest to Chanhiala

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.

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Common questions about Chanhiala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanhiala village had a population of 252. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Chanhiala village has 123 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanhiala has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Chanhiala is 176021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanhiala covers 269.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanhiala falls under Jawali tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanhiala is Bharmar, about 6.0 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 Chanhiala.

Chanhiala is about 27 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanhiala is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 6.0 km away. Jawali is about 6.1 km away. Kangra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.