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About Chail Forest Area Village

Chail Forest Area is a mid sized village in Kandaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 940, made up of 564 males and 376 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 667 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 173217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chail Forest Area Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chail Forest Area village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kandaghat
Pincode 173217
Population 940
Male Population 564
Female Population 376
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 667
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chail Forest Area compares

By the 2011 count Chail Forest Area is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 153 residents. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chail Forest Area

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

Chail Forest Area lies about 11 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 7.4 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 Chail Forest Area
Nearest railway station Salogra 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Kandaghat 8.6 km
District headquarters Solan 11 km

Villages closest to Chail Forest Area

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kandaghat 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 Chail Forest Area

As per the Census of India 2011, Chail Forest Area village had a population of 940. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 153 residents.

Chail Forest Area village has 564 males and 376 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chail Forest Area has about 667 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chail Forest Area is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chail Forest Area falls under Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chail Forest Area is Salogra, about 7.4 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 Chail Forest Area.

Chail Forest Area is about 11 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chail Forest Area is in Kandaghat tehsil of Solan district. Salogra is about 7.4 km away. Kandaghat is about 8.6 km away. Solan is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Sakori (under 2 km), Sakori (under 2 km) and Sanet (under 2 km).

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

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