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About Chalog Village

Chalog is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 62, made up of 33 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 40.91 hectares
Population 62
Male Population 33
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalog compares

By the 2011 count Chalog is the 149th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 40.91 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Chalog

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

Chalog lies about 29 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 27 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 Chalog
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 15 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 26 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 27 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Chalog

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.

Common questions about Chalog

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalog village had a population of 62. That makes it the 149th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Chalog village has 33 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalog has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Chalog is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalog covers 40.91 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Chalog is Jutogh, about 27 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 Chalog.

Chalog is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalog is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 15 km away. Sundarnagar is about 26 km away. Jutogh is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kiari (4.4 km), Mindraj (6.7 km) and Annun (8.2 km).

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

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