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About Chirdhi Village

Chirdhi is a small village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 332, made up of 173 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirdhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirdhi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Sundarnagar
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 48.03 hectares
Population 332
Male Population 173
Female Population 159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
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 Chirdhi compares

By the 2011 count Chirdhi is the 84th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 48.03 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Chirdhi

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

Chirdhi lies about 44 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Chirdhi
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 29 km
Nearest town Shimla 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 32 km
District headquarters Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Chirdhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirdhi village had a population of 332. That makes it the 84th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Chirdhi village has 173 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirdhi has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chirdhi is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirdhi covers 48.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chirdhi falls under Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chirdhi is Summer Hill, about 29 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 Chirdhi.

Chirdhi is about 44 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirdhi is in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Summer Hill is about 29 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Sundarnagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panyas (2.4 km), Salwana (7.9 km) and Kayan (8.1 km).

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

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