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About Chili Village

Chili is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 102 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chili village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chaurah
Pincode 176321
Area (hectares) 56 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 102
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chili compares

By the 2011 count Chili is the 139th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 56 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Chili

Chili is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chili as Available within 10+ 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 Chili from other places

Chili lies about 11 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 30 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 Chili
Tehsil headquarters Chaurah 11 km
District headquarters Chamba 11 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 30 km

Villages closest to Chili

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.

Common questions about Chili

As per the Census of India 2011, Chili village had a population of 210. That makes it the 139th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Chili village has 102 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chili has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 968.

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

Chili covers 56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chili is Nurpur Road, about 30 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chili.

Chili is about 11 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chili is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 11 km away. Chamba is about 11 km away. Nurpur Road is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Kherna (under 2 km), Dughli (6.1 km) and R F Chamar Chuna (7.6 km).

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

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