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About Chalaru Village

Chalaru is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 75 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalaru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 73.6 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 75
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chalaru compares

By the 2011 count Chalaru is the 191st largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 73.6 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Chalaru

The census records public bus service for Chalaru as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chalaru from other places

Chalaru lies about 57 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 13 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 Chalaru
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 13 km
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Karsog 23 km
District headquarters Mandi 57 km

Villages closest to Chalaru

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 Chalaru

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalaru village had a population of 154. That makes it the 191st largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Chalaru village has 75 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalaru has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chalaru is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalaru covers 73.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chalaru is Summer Hill, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chalaru.

Chalaru is about 57 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalaru is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Summer Hill is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Karsog is about 23 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 Sanjog (3.9 km), Chitha Dharthu (4.3 km) and D P F Parala Dharthu (4.3 km).

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

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