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About Chalaila Village

Chalaila is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 105, made up of 49 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalaila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 21.68 hectares
Population 105
Male Population 49
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalaila compares

By the 2011 count Chalaila is the 91st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 21.68 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Chalaila

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

Chalaila lies about 88 km from Mandi. 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 Chalaila
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 20 km
Nearest town Shimla 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 88 km

Villages closest to Chalaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalaila village had a population of 105. That makes it the 91st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Chalaila village has 49 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalaila has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Chalaila is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalaila covers 21.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalaila falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chalaila notes the nearest railway station 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 Chalaila.

Chalaila is about 88 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalaila is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 20 km away. Shimla is about 32 km away. Mandi is about 88 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Putali Falad (3.0 km), Sihan (8.5 km) and Saklana (9.5 km).

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

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