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About Chaliaun Village

Chaliaun is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 136, made up of 63 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,159 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaliaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaliaun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 48.21 hectares
Population 136
Male Population 63
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,159
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 Chaliaun compares

By the 2011 count Chaliaun is the 90th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 48.21 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Chaliaun

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

Chaliaun lies about 29 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 27 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 Chaliaun
Nearest town Nāhan 16 km
Nearest railway station Koti 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 29 km
District headquarters Solan 29 km

Villages closest to Chaliaun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaliaun village had a population of 136. That makes it the 90th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Chaliaun village has 63 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaliaun has about 1159 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Chaliaun covers 48.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaliaun falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chaliaun is Koti, about 27 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 Chaliaun.

Chaliaun is about 29 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaliaun is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Nāhan is about 16 km away. Koti is about 27 km away. Darlaghat is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Darla (2.8 km), Miana (4.0 km) and Sangoi (5.0 km).

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

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