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About Chail Village

Chail is a mid sized village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 693, made up of 362 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175028, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chail village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175028
Area (hectares) 75.27 hectares
Population 693
Male Population 362
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chail compares

By the 2011 count Chail is the 22nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 75.27 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chail

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

Chail lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Chail
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 2.3 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 9.8 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 50 km

Villages closest to Chail

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chail village had a population of 693. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Chail village has 362 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chail has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Chail is 175028. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chail covers 75.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chail falls under Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chail is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Chail.

Chail is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chail is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 2.3 km away. Sundarnagar is about 9.8 km away. Mandi is about 18 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 Chaili (under 2 km), Ghiyahan (under 2 km) and Dari (under 2 km).

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

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