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About Chaila Village

Chaila is a small village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 81 males and 83 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaila Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaila village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 175001
Area (hectares) 77.66 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 81
Female Population 83
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaila compares

By the 2011 count Chaila is the 131st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 77.66 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chaila

Chaila is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chaila 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaila from other places

Chaila lies about 18 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 Chaila
Nearest town Sundarnagar 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 10 km
District headquarters Mandi 18 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 50 km

Villages closest to Chaila

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaila village had a population of 164. That makes it the 131st largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Chaila village has 81 males and 83 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaila has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chaila is 175001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaila covers 77.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaila falls under Padhar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaila is Buffer Stop, about 50 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaila.

Chaila is about 18 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaila is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 9.8 km away. Padhar is about 10 km away. Mandi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maswahan (1.5 km), Galu (2.4 km) and Balh (3.4 km).

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

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