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About Chanol Village

Chanol is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 434 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175001
Area (hectares) 220 hectares
Population 894
Male Population 434
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanol compares

By the 2011 count Chanol is the 28th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 220 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chanol

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

Chanol lies about 28 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Olinda, about 37 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 Chanol
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 12 km
District headquarters Mandi 28 km
Nearest railway station Olinda 37 km

Villages closest to Chanol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanol village had a population of 894. That makes it the 28th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Chanol village has 434 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanol has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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

Chanol covers 220 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanol falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chanol is Olinda, about 37 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 Chanol.

Chanol is about 28 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanol is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 12 km away. Mandi is about 28 km away. Olinda is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manjkhetar (under 2 km), Baral (under 2 km) and Nalag (1.6 km).

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

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