About Chihi Village

Chihi is a mid sized village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 629, made up of 317 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chihi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chihi village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176321
Area (hectares)	216 hectares
Population	629
Male Population	317
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chihi compares

By the 2011 count Chihi is the 45th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 216 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chihi

Chihi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chihi as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chihi from other places

Chihi lies about 26 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 63 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 Chihi
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	26 km
District headquarters	Chamba	26 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	63 km

Villages closest to Chihi

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

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Common questions about Chihi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chihi village had a population of 629. That makes it the 45th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Chihi village has 317 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chihi has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Chihi is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chihi covers 216 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chihi falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chihi is Nurpur Road, about 63 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Chihi.

Chihi is about 26 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chihi is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 26 km away. Chamba is about 26 km away. Nurpur Road is about 63 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.