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About Chaloga Byas Village

Chaloga Byas is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 151, made up of 81 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaloga Byas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaloga Byas village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173101
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 151
Male Population 81
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaloga Byas compares

By the 2011 count Chaloga Byas is the 121st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Chaloga Byas

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

Chaloga Byas lies about 34 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 15 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 Chaloga Byas
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 14 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 15 km
Nearest town Shimla 18 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 34 km

Villages closest to Chaloga Byas

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Chaloga Byas

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaloga Byas village had a population of 151. That makes it the 121st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Chaloga Byas village has 81 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaloga Byas has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Chaloga Byas is 173101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaloga Byas covers 229 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.

Chaloga Byas falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaloga Byas is Salogra, about 15 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 Chaloga Byas.

Chaloga Byas is about 34 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaloga Byas is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Rajgarh is about 14 km away. Salogra is about 15 km away. Shimla is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maloh Mashog (3.5 km), Sargaon (3.8 km) and Jalag Jagher (4.5 km).

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

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