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About Cheli Village

Cheli is a mid sized village in Padhar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 648, made up of 336 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Padhar
Pincode 176121
Area (hectares) 251 hectares
Population 648
Male Population 336
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cheli compares

By the 2011 count Cheli is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 256 residents. Its 251 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Cheli

Cheli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Cheli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Cheli from other places

Cheli lies about 26 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 45 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 Cheli
Nearest town Sundarnagar 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Padhar 21 km
District headquarters Mandi 26 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 45 km

Villages closest to Cheli

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 Cheli

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheli village had a population of 648. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 256 residents.

Cheli village has 336 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheli has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Cheli is 176121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheli covers 251 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Cheli is Summer Hill, about 45 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 <5 km distance for Cheli.

Cheli is about 26 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheli is in Padhar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 7.1 km away. Padhar is about 21 km away. Mandi is about 26 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 Shilag (2.8 km), Ghamarda (2.9 km) and Maseran (3.1 km).

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

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