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About Chhalyana Village

Chhalyana is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 31 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhalyana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhalyana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173225
Area (hectares) 18.14 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 31
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
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 Chhalyana compares

By the 2011 count Chhalyana is the 120th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 18.14 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Chhalyana

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

Chhalyana lies about 21 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 16 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 Chhalyana
Nearest railway station Koti 16 km
Nearest town Pinjaur 16 km
District headquarters Solan 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 33 km

Villages closest to Chhalyana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhalyana village had a population of 66. That makes it the 120th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Chhalyana village has 31 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhalyana has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Chhalyana is 173225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhalyana covers 18.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhalyana falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhalyana is Koti, about 16 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 Chhalyana.

Chhalyana is about 21 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhalyana is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about 16 km away. Pinjaur is about 16 km away. Solan is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhab (7.8 km), Jadla (9.4 km) and Malhari (11 km).

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

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