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About Chichwari Village

Chichwari is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 458, made up of 240 males and 218 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chichwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichwari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 476.78 hectares
Population 458
Male Population 240
Female Population 218
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
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 Chichwari compares

By the 2011 count Chichwari is the 42nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 476.78 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chichwari

Chichwari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chichwari 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhatwa, Bhatwari, Bhetyani and Bosari. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chichwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichwari village had a population of 458. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Chichwari village has 240 males and 218 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichwari has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Chichwari is 171208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chichwari covers 476.78 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.

Chichwari falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chichwari 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 Chichwari.

Chichwari is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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