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About Chornali Village

Chornali is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 400, made up of 216 males and 184 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 852 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chornali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chornali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176061
Area (hectares) 18.72 hectares
Population 400
Male Population 216
Female Population 184
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 852
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chornali compares

By the 2011 count Chornali is the 156th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 18.72 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Chornali

Chornali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chornali as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chornali from other places

Chornali lies about 28 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 5.8 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 Chornali
Tehsil headquarters Palampur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Patti Rajpura 5.8 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 25 km
District headquarters Kangra 28 km

Villages closest to Chornali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chornali village had a population of 400. That makes it the 156th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Chornali village has 216 males and 184 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chornali has about 852 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Chornali is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chornali covers 18.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chornali falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chornali is Patti Rajpura, about 5.8 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 <5 km distance for Chornali.

Chornali is about 28 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chornali is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about under 2 km away. Patti Rajpura is about 5.8 km away. Dharamsala is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chandpur (under 2 km), Holta (under 2 km) and Saperu (under 2 km).

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

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