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About Chuhuwal Village

Chuhuwal is a mid sized village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 556 males and 508 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuhuwal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuhuwal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 49 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 556
Female Population 508
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
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 Chuhuwal compares

By the 2011 count Chuhuwal is the 20th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 49 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Chuhuwal

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

Chuhuwal lies about 40 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Ghanauli, about 12 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 Chuhuwal
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh under 2 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 12 km
Nearest town Baddi 13 km
District headquarters Solan 40 km

Villages closest to Chuhuwal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuhuwal village had a population of 1,064. That makes it the 20th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Chuhuwal village has 556 males and 508 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuhuwal has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 918.

The pincode recorded for Chuhuwal is 174101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuhuwal covers 49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chuhuwal falls under Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chuhuwal is Ghanauli, about 12 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 Chuhuwal.

Chuhuwal is about 40 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuhuwal is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about under 2 km away. Ghanauli is about 12 km away. Baddi is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghansot (under 2 km), Dattowal (under 2 km) and Bhumian (under 2 km).

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

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