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About Chalalan Village

Chalalan is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 42 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,238 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176206
Area (hectares) 35.35 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 42
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,238
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 Chalalan compares

By the 2011 count Chalalan is the 130th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 35.35 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Chalalan

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

Chalalan lies about 25 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Chalalan
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Balle Da Pir Larth 18 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km

Villages closest to Chalalan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalalan village had a population of 94. That makes it the 130th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Chalalan village has 42 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalalan has about 1238 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Chalalan is 176206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalalan covers 35.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalalan falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalalan is Balle Da Pir Larth, about 18 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 Chalalan.

Chalalan is about 25 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalalan is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 9.9 km away. Balle Da Pir Larth is about 18 km away. Dharamsala is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhaled (under 2 km), Chakban Kuryala (under 2 km) and Jalari (under 2 km).

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

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