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About Chhol Village

Chhol is a small village in Chachyot tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 312, made up of 157 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Chachyot
Pincode 175124
Area (hectares) 80.19 hectares
Population 312
Male Population 157
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhol compares

By the 2011 count Chhol is the 81st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 80.19 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Chhol

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

Chhol lies about 5.6 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 39 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 Chhol
District headquarters Mandi 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Chachyot 14 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 39 km

Villages closest to Chhol

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 Chhol

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhol village had a population of 312. That makes it the 81st largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Chhol village has 157 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhol has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Chhol is 175124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhol covers 80.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhol is Buffer Stop, about 39 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 Chhol.

Chhol is about 5.6 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhol is in Chachyot tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 5.6 km away. Chachyot is about 14 km away. Buffer Stop is about 39 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 Churagati (4.4 km), D P F Tung Rasan (6.7 km) and Dalikar (8.0 km).

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

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