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About Chalaman Village

Chalaman is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 107, made up of 58 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalaman Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalaman village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 107
Male Population 58
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
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 Chalaman compares

By the 2011 count Chalaman is the 152nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1020.

Getting to Chalaman

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

Chalaman lies about 53 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 33 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 Chalaman
Nearest town Sundarnagar 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 24 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 33 km
District headquarters Solan 53 km

Villages closest to Chalaman

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalaman village had a population of 107. That makes it the 152nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Chalaman village has 58 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalaman has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chalaman is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalaman covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalaman falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalaman is Jutogh, about 33 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 Chalaman.

Chalaman is about 53 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalaman is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Sundarnagar is about 20 km away. Arki is about 24 km away. Jutogh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dawaras (under 2 km), Kathla (under 2 km) and Larech (3.9 km).

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

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