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About Chala Nal Village

Chala Nal is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 27, made up of 14 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 198.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chala Nal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chala Nal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172024
Area (hectares) 198.96 hectares
Population 27
Male Population 14
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chala Nal compares

By the 2011 count Chala Nal is the 159th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 198.96 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chala Nal

Chala Nal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chala Nal as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chala Nal from other places

Chala Nal lies about 14 km from Shimla. 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 Chala Nal
District headquarters Shimla 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 22 km

Villages closest to Chala Nal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumharsain 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 Chala Nal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chala Nal village had a population of 27. That makes it the 159th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Chala Nal village has 14 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chala Nal has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chala Nal is 172024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chala Nal covers 198.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chala Nal falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chala Nal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chala Nal.

Chala Nal is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chala Nal is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 14 km away. Kumharsain is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Charotinal (under 2 km), Jangal Kelonal (under 2 km) and Devali Dhar (1.8 km).

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

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