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About Chalkana Village

Chalkana is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 161, made up of 82 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalkana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 161
Male Population 82
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Chalkana compares

By the 2011 count Chalkana is the 127th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chalkana

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

Chalkana lies about 11 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 35 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 Chalkana
Nearest town Nāhan 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 11 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 11 km
Nearest railway station Barog 35 km

Villages closest to Chalkana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalkana village had a population of 161. That makes it the 127th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Chalkana village has 82 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalkana has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chalkana is 173024. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalkana covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalkana falls under Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalkana is Barog, about 35 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 Chalkana.

Chalkana is about 11 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalkana is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 11 km away. Pachhad is about 11 km away. Sirmaur is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badiana (2.9 km), Gundal Daghalga (3.2 km) and Kundlu (4.4 km).

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

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