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About Changla Village

Changla is a small village in Sandhol tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 12 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,167 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175050, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Changla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sandhol
Pincode 175050
Area (hectares) 31.53 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 12
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,167
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Changla compares

By the 2011 count Changla is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 297 residents. Its 31.53 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1131.

Getting to Changla

Changla is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Changla as Available within 5 - 10 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 Changla from other places

Changla lies about 96 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 Changla
Tehsil headquarters Sandhol 17 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 28 km
Nearest railway station Chamunda Marg 38 km
District headquarters Mandi 96 km

Villages closest to Changla

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Changla village had a population of 26. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 297 residents.

Changla village has 12 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changla has about 1167 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1131.

The pincode recorded for Changla is 175050. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Changla covers 31.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Changla falls under Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Changla is Chamunda Marg, about 38 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Changla.

Changla is about 96 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changla is in Sandhol tehsil of Mandi district. Sandhol is about 17 km away. Dharamsala is about 28 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chakdoh (under 2 km), Khajurti (under 2 km) and Badohal (under 2 km).

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

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