About Chalahal Village

Chalahal is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 245, made up of 118 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalahal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalahal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Seoni
Pincode	171103
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	245
Male Population	118
Female Population	127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,076
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalahal compares

By the 2011 count Chalahal is the 45th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Chalahal

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

Chalahal lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 13 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 Chalahal
Tehsil headquarters	Seoni	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Summer Hill	13 km
District headquarters	Shimla	15 km

Villages closest to Chalahal

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

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Common questions about Chalahal

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalahal village had a population of 245. That makes it the 45th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Chalahal village has 118 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalahal has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Chalahal is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalahal covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalahal falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalahal is Summer Hill, about 13 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 Chalahal.

Chalahal is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalahal is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 5.1 km away. Summer Hill is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.