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About Chanalag Village

Chanalag is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 186, made up of 94 males and 92 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanalag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanalag village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 204 hectares
Population 186
Male Population 94
Female Population 92
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanalag compares

By the 2011 count Chanalag is the 100th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 204 hectares work out to about 0.9 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, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chanalag

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

Chanalag lies about 22 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 50 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 Chanalag
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 22 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 22 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 50 km

Villages closest to Chanalag

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 Chanalag

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanalag village had a population of 186. That makes it the 100th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Chanalag village has 94 males and 92 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanalag has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

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

Chanalag covers 204 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chanalag is Dehradun, about 50 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 <5 km distance for Chanalag.

Chanalag is about 22 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanalag is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Pāonta Sāhib is about 20 km away. Pachhad is about 22 km away. Sirmaur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ganiana Nali (under 2 km), Nali Gussan (under 2 km) and Talhari Madho Ka Nal (under 2 km).

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

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