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About Chalah Village

Chalah is a small village in Thural tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 106 males and 101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Thural
Pincode 176107
Area (hectares) 111.02 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 106
Female Population 101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
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 Chalah compares

By the 2011 count Chalah is the 47th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 111.02 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Chalah

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

Chalah lies about 25 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 Chalah
Tehsil headquarters Thural under 2 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 16 km
District headquarters Kangra 25 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 35 km

Villages closest to Chalah

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalah village had a population of 207. That makes it the 47th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Chalah village has 106 males and 101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalah has about 953 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 1158.

The pincode recorded for Chalah is 176107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalah covers 111.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalah falls under Thural tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalah 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chalah.

Chalah 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.

Chalah is in Thural tehsil of Kangra district. Thural is about under 2 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 16 km away. Kangra 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 Seras (under 2 km), Garder (under 2 km) and Malghuni (under 2 km).

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

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