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About Chawali Village

Chawali is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 67 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chawali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chawali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175039
Area (hectares) 14 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 67
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 866
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chawali compares

By the 2011 count Chawali is the 121st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chawali

Chawali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chawali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chawali from other places

Chawali lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 41 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 Chawali
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 14 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 22 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 41 km

Villages closest to Chawali

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 Chawali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chawali village had a population of 125. That makes it the 121st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Chawali village has 67 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chawali has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Chawali is 175039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chawali covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chawali is Summer Hill, about 41 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chawali.

Chawali is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chawali is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Chachyot is about 14 km away. Sundarnagar is about 22 km away. Mandi is about 32 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 Tokharnal (under 2 km), Tokhar (under 2 km) and D P F Kandhli (3.7 km).

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

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