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About Chaling Village

Chaling is a small village in Udaipur tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 65 males and 76 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,169 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175142, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaling village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Udaipur
Pincode 175142
Area (hectares) 65.58 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 65
Female Population 76
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,169
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaling compares

By the 2011 count Chaling is the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 135 residents. Its 65.58 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Chaling

Chaling is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaling as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chaling from other places

Chaling lies about 36 km from Lahul and Spiti, and the nearest railway station is Zero Point, about 90 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 Chaling
Tehsil headquarters Udaipur 21 km
District headquarters Lahul and Spiti 36 km
Nearest town Padam 68 km
Nearest railway station Zero Point 90 km

Villages closest to Chaling

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaling village had a population of 141. That makes it the 17th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 135 residents.

Chaling village has 65 males and 76 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaling has about 1169 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Chaling is 175142. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaling covers 65.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaling falls under Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaling is Zero Point, about 90 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 10+ km distance for Chaling.

Chaling is about 36 km from Lahul and Spiti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaling is in Udaipur tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. Udaipur is about 21 km away. Lahul and Spiti is about 36 km away. Padam is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Chaling (under 2 km), D P F Urgus (2.8 km) and Dhar Gumba (3.2 km).

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

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