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- LGD code
- 19587
- Pincode
- 174310
- Post office
- Naina Devi
- Population
- 181
- Households
- 39
- Literacy rate
- 72.4%
- Sex ratio
- 905 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 125
Census 2011 · in context
How Chalela (345/1) compares
By population, Chalela (345/1) ranks #80 of 168 villages in Naina Devi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.4%
+3.2% vs mandal average
Chalela (345/1)72.4%
Naina Devi mandal69.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
905
−20 vs mandal average
Chalela (345/1)905
Naina Devi mandal925
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.5 vs mandal average
Chalela (345/1)4.6
Naina Devi mandal5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chalela (345/1) at a glance
Chalela (345/1) is a village of 181 people in 39 households (Census 2011) in Naina Devi tehsil, Bilaspur district, Himachal Pradesh, the 80th-largest of 168 villages in Naina Devi tehsil. Literacy is 72%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 69% and the sex ratio is 905 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 174310, served by Naina Devi post office; the LGD village code is 19587. The population is estimated at 213 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Nakrana →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalela (345/1) · this village | 181 | 72% | — |
| Nakrana (345) · Naina Devi | 833 | 58% | — |
| Oel (343) · Naina Devi | 317 | 63% | — |
| Kalri (346) · Naina Devi | 157 | 71% | — |
| Jangal Mehduda Uttri Kalri (392/1/22) · Naina Devi | 136 | 71% | — |
| Jangal Mehduda Dakshni Kalri (392/1/23) · Naina Devi | 104 | 78% | — |
| Jangal Mehduda Swana (392/1/21) · Naina Devi | 0 | — | — |
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Key facts — Chalela (345/1)
- LGD code
- 19587
- Pincode
- 174310
- Post office
- Naina Devi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 181
- Population (projected 2026)
- 213
- Households
- 39
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 905
- Literacy rate
- 72.4%
- Block / Mandal
- Naina Devi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 174310
- Nakrana (345)Naina Devi mandal833 pop
- Ree (327)Naina Devi mandal701 pop
- Bhuwai (326)Naina Devi mandal691 pop
- Dhar (333)Naina Devi mandal622 pop
- Mayoth (342)Naina Devi mandal566 pop
- Badoh (388)Naina Devi mandal486 pop
- Mandyali (387/1)Naina Devi mandal485 pop
- Kharkari (390)Naina Devi mandal462 pop
- Jol (387/3)Naina Devi mandal392 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chalela (345/1)
Other villages in Naina Devi mandal
View all 60+ →- Behal (335)
- Dabat Majari (361)
- Dharot (348)
- Dagrahan (299)
- Dhalet (377)
- Nakrana (345)
- Makri (409)
- Gawal Thai (372)
- Jhirian (350)
- Ree (327)
- Nella (374)
- Bhuwai (326)
- Khal (406)
- Bhakhra (413)
- Jhira (356)
- Dhar (333)
- Bassi (381)
- Jeor (300)
- Mayoth (342)
- Khulwin (411)
- Samtehan (371)
- Nilan (351)
- Kanfara (399)
- Beharda (359)
- Jandauri (364)
- Saloa (405)
- Palsed (375)
- Badoh (388)
- Mandyali (387/1)
- Illewal (369)
- Dolan (360)
- Kharkari (390)
- Utappar (410)
- Bhater (297)
- Kutehla (294)
- Ghattewal (379)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)