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About Chalawag Village

Chalawag is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 58 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalawag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalawag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 16 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 58
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
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 Chalawag compares

By the 2011 count Chalawag is the 211th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 16 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chalawag

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

Chalawag lies about 13 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Kanoh, about 9.5 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 Chalawag
Nearest railway station Kanoh 9.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Chalawag

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Chalawag

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalawag village had a population of 114. That makes it the 211th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chalawag village has 58 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalawag has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Chalawag covers 16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chalawag falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalawag is Kanoh, about 9.5 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chalawag.

Chalawag is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalawag is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Kanoh is about 9.5 km away. Shimla Rural is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 13 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 Kamhali (under 2 km), Kamhali (under 2 km) and Loharara (1.8 km).

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

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