About Chelang Village

Chelang is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 106, made up of 54 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chelang Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chelang village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	176120
Area (hectares)	78.23 hectares
Population	106
Male Population	54
Female Population	52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chelang compares

By the 2011 count Chelang is the 164th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 78.23 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Chelang

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

Chelang lies about 30 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 5.7 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 Chelang
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	5.5 km
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	5.7 km
District headquarters	Mandi	30 km

Villages closest to Chelang

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

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Common questions about Chelang

As per the Census of India 2011, Chelang village had a population of 106. That makes it the 164th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Chelang village has 54 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chelang has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Chelang is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chelang covers 78.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chelang falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chelang is Joginder Nagar, about 5.7 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 Chelang.

Chelang is about 30 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chelang is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 5.5 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 5.7 km away. Mandi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.