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About Chaloi Village

Chaloi is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 100, made up of 51 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176055, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaloi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaloi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Khundian
Pincode 176055
Area (hectares) 38.75 hectares
Population 100
Male Population 51
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaloi compares

By the 2011 count Chaloi is the 136th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 38.75 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Chaloi

Chaloi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaloi 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaloi from other places

Chaloi lies about 19 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 Chaloi
Tehsil headquarters Khundian 4.3 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 30 km

Villages closest to Chaloi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaloi village had a population of 100. That makes it the 136th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Chaloi village has 51 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaloi has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Chaloi is 176055. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaloi covers 38.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaloi falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaloi is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 16 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chaloi.

Chaloi 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.

Chaloi is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 4.3 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 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.

The closest recorded villages are Latehr (under 2 km), Thill (under 2 km) and Kukrehr (under 2 km).

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

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