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About Chaupal I Village

Chaupal I is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2. The village covers 34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaupal I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaupal I village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171211
Area (hectares) 34 hectares
Population 2
Male Population 2
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaupal I compares

By the 2011 count Chaupal I is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 34 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Getting to Chaupal I

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

Chaupal I lies about 44 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 44 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 Chaupal I
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal under 2 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 44 km
District headquarters Shimla 44 km

Villages closest to Chaupal I

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 Chaupal I

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaupal I village had a population of 2. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

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

Chaupal I covers 34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaupal I is Salogra, about 44 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chaupal I.

Chaupal I 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.

Chaupal I is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about under 2 km away. Salogra is about 44 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 Chaupal Ii (under 2 km), Majhotli (under 2 km) and Bodna (under 2 km).

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

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