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About Chakli Village

Chakli is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 33 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,212 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173209
Area (hectares) 29 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 33
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,212
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakli compares

By the 2011 count Chakli is the 163rd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 29 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Chakli

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

Chakli lies about 12 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 5.2 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 Chakli
Nearest railway station Koti 5.2 km
Nearest town Kālka 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 11 km
District headquarters Solan 12 km

Villages closest to Chakli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakli village had a population of 73. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Chakli village has 33 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakli has about 1212 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Chakli is 173209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakli covers 29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakli falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chakli is Koti, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance for Chakli.

Chakli is about 12 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakli is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about 5.2 km away. Kālka is about 9.2 km away. Kasauli 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 Baldiyan (under 2 km), Sadiyana (under 2 km) and Nabon (under 2 km).

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

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