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About Chakli Village

Chakli is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 289, made up of 139 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173218, 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 Ramshahr
Pincode 173218
Area (hectares) 87 hectares
Population 289
Male Population 139
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
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 Chakli compares

By the 2011 count Chakli is the 25th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 87 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Chakli

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

Chakli lies about 45 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 28 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
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 23 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 28 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 29 km
District headquarters Solan 45 km

Villages closest to Chakli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramshahr 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 289. That makes it the 25th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Chakli village has 139 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakli has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Chakli is 173218. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakli covers 87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chakli is Jutogh, about 28 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 Chakli.

Chakli is about 45 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 Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Ramshahr is about 23 km away. Jutogh is about 28 km away. Sundarnagar is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chalioni (2.4 km), Tunsu (3.3 km) and Bunghar (3.4 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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