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About Chak Village

Chak is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 116, made up of 53 males and 63 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 47.4 hectares
Population 116
Male Population 53
Female Population 63
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chak compares

By the 2011 count Chak is the 195th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 47.4 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Chak

Chak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chak 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chak from other places

Chak lies about 39 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 Chak
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 3.4 km
Nearest town Baddi 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Ghanauli 12 km
District headquarters Solan 39 km

Villages closest to Chak

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 Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak village had a population of 116. That makes it the 195th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Chak village has 53 males and 63 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 918.

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

Chak covers 47.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chak is Ghanauli, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chak.

Chak is about 39 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Nalagarh is about 3.4 km away. Baddi is about 9.0 km away. Ghanauli is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khera Uperla (under 2 km), Brahman Beli (under 2 km) and Khera Nihla (under 2 km).

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

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