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About Charauli Village

Charauli is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 101, made up of 57 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 772 females per 1000 males. The village covers 49.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charauli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 49.43 hectares
Population 101
Male Population 57
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 772
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charauli compares

By the 2011 count Charauli is the 111th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 49.43 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Charauli

Charauli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charauli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Charauli from other places

Charauli lies about 44 km from Shimla. 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 Charauli
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 6.3 km
District headquarters Shimla 44 km

Villages closest to Charauli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charauli village had a population of 101. That makes it the 111th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Charauli village has 57 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charauli has about 772 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Charauli is 171211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charauli covers 49.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charauli falls under Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Charauli notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Charauli.

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

Charauli is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 6.3 km away. Shimla is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghurla (under 2 km), Bajroth (under 2 km) and Bharola (under 2 km).

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

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