About Chhilag Village

Chhilag is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 116 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,172 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhilag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhilag village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176030
Area (hectares)	181.5 hectares
Population	252
Male Population	116
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,172
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhilag compares

By the 2011 count Chhilag is the 50th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 181.5 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Chhilag

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

Chhilag lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Chhilag
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	21 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	38 km

Villages closest to Chhilag

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.

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Common questions about Chhilag

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhilag village had a population of 252. That makes it the 50th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Chhilag village has 116 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhilag has about 1172 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Chhilag is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhilag covers 181.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhilag is Jawalamukhi Road, about 21 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 Chhilag.

Chhilag is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhilag is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 2.8 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 21 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.