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About Cheli Village

Cheli is a small village in Sarkaghat tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 293, made up of 136 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,154 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175026, 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 Sarkaghat
Pincode 175026
Area (hectares) 58 hectares
Population 293
Male Population 136
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,154
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cheli compares

By the 2011 count Cheli is the 82nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 330 residents. Its 58 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

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 village. 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 16 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 18 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
District headquarters Mandi 16 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sarkaghat 24 km

Villages closest to Cheli

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 Cheli

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheli village had a population of 293. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 175 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 330 residents.

Cheli village has 136 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheli has about 1154 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Cheli is 175026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheli covers 58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Cheli is Buffer Stop, about 18 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 village for Cheli.

Cheli is about 16 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 Sarkaghat tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 16 km away. Buffer Stop is about 18 km away. Sarkaghat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chuhku (5.2 km), Bag (5.8 km) and Kot (7.0 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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