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About Chanja Village

Chanja is a small village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 429, made up of 216 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanja village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Cheta
Pincode 171217
Area (hectares) 325.43 hectares
Population 429
Male Population 216
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Chanja compares

By the 2011 count Chanja is the 16th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 325.43 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Chanja

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

Chanja lies about 6.7 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 Chanja
Tehsil headquarters Cheta 6.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 6.7 km

Villages closest to Chanja

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanja village had a population of 429. That makes it the 16th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Chanja village has 216 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanja has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Chanja is 171217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanja covers 325.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanja falls under Cheta tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chanja notes the nearest railway station 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 Chanja.

Chanja is about 6.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanja is in Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Cheta is about 6.7 km away. Shimla is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majh Gaon (5.1 km), D P F Munalag (7.9 km) and Charayan (8.0 km).

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

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