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About Chalog Village

Chalog is a small village in Pachhad tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 56 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,054 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173024, 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 Sirmaur
Tehsil Pachhad
Pincode 173024
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 115
Male Population 56
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,054
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 176th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 206 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

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 19 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 28 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
Nearest town Nāhan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Pachhad 19 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 19 km
Nearest railway station Barog 28 km

Villages closest to Chalog

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 Chalog

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalog village had a population of 115. That makes it the 176th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 206 residents.

Chalog village has 56 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalog has about 1054 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

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

Chalog covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chalog is Barog, about 28 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 19 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalog is in Pachhad tehsil of Sirmaur district. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Pachhad is about 19 km away. Sirmaur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banar (under 2 km), Kamahan Banjan (under 2 km) and Thakuron (under 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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