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About Chanog Village

Chanog is a small village in Nalagarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 52, made up of 30 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 733 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Nalagarh
Pincode 174101
Area (hectares) 30 hectares
Population 52
Male Population 30
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 733
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 Chanog compares

By the 2011 count Chanog is the 244th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 362 residents. Its 30 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Chanog

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

Chanog lies about 22 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 10 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 Chanog
Nearest railway station Jutogh 10 km
Nearest town Shimla 15 km
District headquarters Solan 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Nalagarh 28 km

Villages closest to Chanog

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 Chanog

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanog village had a population of 52. That makes it the 244th largest of the 270 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 362 residents.

Chanog village has 30 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanog has about 733 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 918.

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

Chanog covers 30 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chanog is Jutogh, about 10 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 Chanog.

Chanog is about 22 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanog is in Nalagarh tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 10 km away. Shimla is about 15 km away. Solan is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatauli (5.6 km), Tal (5.9 km) and Jangal Plahwala (6.9 km).

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

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