About Chalog Village

Chalog 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 14.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, 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	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171011
Area (hectares)	14.99 hectares
Population	114
Male Population	58
Female Population	56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
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 211th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 14.99 hectares work out to about 7.6 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 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 12 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 Chalog
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	12 km
District headquarters	Shimla	12 km

Villages closest to Chalog

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.

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Common questions about Chalog

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalog 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.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalog 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 Chalog is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalog covers 14.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Chalog notes the nearest railway station 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 12 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 Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.