About Chukhial Village

Chukhial is a small village in Jawali tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 95, made up of 47 males and 48 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chukhial Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chukhial village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Jawali
Pincode	176023
Area (hectares)	152.44 hectares
Population	95
Male Population	47
Female Population	48
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,021
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chukhial compares

By the 2011 count Chukhial is the 165th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 570 residents. Its 152.44 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Chukhial

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

Chukhial lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Harsar Dehri, about 4.6 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 Chukhial
Nearest railway station	Harsar Dehri	4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jawali	4.9 km
District headquarters	Kangra	19 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km

Villages closest to Chukhial

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 Chukhial

As per the Census of India 2011, Chukhial village had a population of 95. That makes it the 165th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 570 residents.

Chukhial village has 47 males and 48 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chukhial has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1026.

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

Chukhial covers 152.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chukhial is Harsar Dehri, about 4.6 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 Chukhial.

Chukhial is about 19 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chukhial is in Jawali tehsil of Kangra district. Harsar Dehri is about 4.6 km away. Jawali is about 4.9 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.