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About Chorwadhar Village

Chorwadhar is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 51 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 119.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chorwadhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorwadhar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171226
Area (hectares) 119.45 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 51
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,294
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 Chorwadhar compares

By the 2011 count Chorwadhar is the 100th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 119.45 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chorwadhar

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

Chorwadhar lies about 32 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 26 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 Chorwadhar
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 19 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 26 km
Nearest town Solan 27 km
District headquarters Shimla 32 km

Villages closest to Chorwadhar

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 Chorwadhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorwadhar village had a population of 117. That makes it the 100th largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Chorwadhar village has 51 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorwadhar has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chorwadhar is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chorwadhar covers 119.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chorwadhar is Salogra, about 26 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 Chorwadhar.

Chorwadhar is about 32 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorwadhar is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 19 km away. Salogra is about 26 km away. Solan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dharan (under 2 km), Jangal Dharta Suli (under 2 km) and Berag (2.4 km).

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

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