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About Makehr Chalwan Village

Makehr Chalwan is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 85 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 718 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Makehr Chalwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Makehr Chalwan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sarkaghat
Pincode 175037
Area (hectares) 28.43 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 85
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 718
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Makehr Chalwan compares

By the 2011 count Makehr Chalwan is the 149th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 28.43 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Makehr Chalwan

Makehr Chalwan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Makehr Chalwan 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 Makehr Chalwan from other places

Makehr Chalwan lies about 20 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Makehr Chalwan
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 18 km
District headquarters Mandi 20 km

Villages closest to Makehr Chalwan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sarkaghat 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 Makehr Chalwan

As per the Census of India 2011, Makehr Chalwan village had a population of 146. That makes it the 149th largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Makehr Chalwan village has 85 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Makehr Chalwan has about 718 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Makehr Chalwan is 175037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Makehr Chalwan covers 28.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Makehr Chalwan falls under Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Makehr Chalwan is Buffer Stop, about 16 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 Makehr Chalwan.

Makehr Chalwan is about 20 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Makehr Chalwan is in Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Buffer Stop is about 16 km away. Sarkaghat is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badal (under 2 km), Baihal (under 2 km) and Barnota Awal (under 2 km).

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

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