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About Chamrol Bala Village

Chamrol Bala is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 85, made up of 49 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 735 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamrol Bala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamrol Bala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 50.39 hectares
Population 85
Male Population 49
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 735
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 Chamrol Bala compares

By the 2011 count Chamrol Bala is the 130th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 50.39 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 1006.

Getting to Chamrol Bala

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

Chamrol Bala lies about 31 km from Solan. 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 Chamrol Bala
Nearest town Shimla 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 31 km
District headquarters Solan 31 km

Villages closest to Chamrol Bala

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 Chamrol Bala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamrol Bala village had a population of 85. That makes it the 130th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Chamrol Bala village has 49 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamrol Bala has about 735 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Chamrol Bala covers 50.39 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.

Chamrol Bala falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chamrol Bala notes the nearest railway station 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 Chamrol Bala.

Chamrol Bala is about 31 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamrol Bala is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 26 km away. Darlaghat is about 31 km away. Solan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pasal Bala (under 2 km), Ganana (3.4 km) and Parla Kyar (4.3 km).

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

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