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About Charauli Village

Charauli is a mid sized village in Cheta tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 295 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171217, 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 Cheta
Pincode 171217
Area (hectares) 132.27 hectares
Population 571
Male Population 295
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charauli compares

By the 2011 count Charauli is the 11th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 336 residents. Its 132.27 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

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 <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 Charauli from other places

Charauli lies about 24 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Charauli
Nearest railway station Salogra 21 km
Nearest town Solan 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheta 24 km
District headquarters Shimla 24 km

Villages closest to Charauli

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 Charauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Charauli village had a population of 571. That makes it the 11th largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 336 residents.

Charauli village has 295 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charauli has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

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

Charauli covers 132.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Charauli is Salogra, about 21 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 Charauli.

Charauli is about 24 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 Cheta tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 21 km away. Solan is about 24 km away. Cheta is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are D P F Malat (under 2 km), Malat (under 2 km) and D P F Kelwi (5.2 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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