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About Chalan Village

Chalan is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 120 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172030
Area (hectares) 122 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 120
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
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 Chalan compares

By the 2011 count Chalan is the 59th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 122 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chalan

Chalan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chalan 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 Chalan from other places

Chalan lies about 36 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 Chalan
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 2.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 36 km

Villages closest to Chalan

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 Chalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalan village had a population of 250. That makes it the 59th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Chalan village has 120 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalan has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chalan is 172030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalan covers 122 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalan falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chalan 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 Chalan.

Chalan is about 36 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalan is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 2.2 km away. Shimla is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kingal (under 2 km), Luan (under 2 km) and Dheongli (under 2 km).

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

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