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About Chalaog Village

Chalaog is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 1 males and 4 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 4,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 21.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalaog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalaog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171303
Area (hectares) 21.03 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 1
Female Population 4
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 4,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalaog compares

By the 2011 count Chalaog is the 414th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 21.03 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Chalaog

Chalaog is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chalaog as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chalaog from other places

Chalaog lies about 56 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 Chalaog
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 11 km
Nearest town Shimla 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 56 km

Villages closest to Chalaog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalaog village had a population of 5. That makes it the 414th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Chalaog village has 1 males and 4 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalaog has about 4000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chalaog is 171303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalaog covers 21.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalaog falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chalaog notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chalaog.

Chalaog is about 56 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalaog is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about 11 km away. Shimla is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loharli (under 2 km), Bakhrunda (2.4 km) and Kurna (2.5 km).

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

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