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About Kauhrala Village

Kauhrala is a small village in Chaupal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 22 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kauhrala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kauhrala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chaupal
Pincode 171226
Area (hectares) 25.99 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 22
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
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 Kauhrala compares

By the 2011 count Kauhrala is the 141st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 185 residents. Its 25.99 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Kauhrala

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

Kauhrala lies about 30 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, 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 Kauhrala
Tehsil headquarters Chaupal 14 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 30 km
District headquarters Shimla 30 km

Villages closest to Kauhrala

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 Kauhrala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kauhrala village had a population of 38. That makes it the 141st largest of the 158 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 185 residents.

Kauhrala village has 22 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kauhrala has about 727 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 Kauhrala is 171226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kauhrala covers 25.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kauhrala is Salogra, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kauhrala.

Kauhrala is about 30 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kauhrala is in Chaupal tehsil of Shimla district. Chaupal is about 14 km away. Salogra is about 30 km away. Shimla 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 Mohan Jotla (under 2 km), Bamnol (1.7 km) and Jangal Thundal (2.5 km).

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

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