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About Chiroti Village

Chiroti is a mid sized village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 543, made up of 275 males and 268 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 97.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiroti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiroti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171208
Area (hectares) 97.9 hectares
Population 543
Male Population 275
Female Population 268
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiroti compares

By the 2011 count Chiroti is the 31st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 97.9 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chiroti

Chiroti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chiroti as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chiroti from other places

Chiroti lies about 21 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 Chiroti
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 21 km
District headquarters Shimla 21 km

Villages closest to Chiroti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiroti village had a population of 543. That makes it the 31st largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Chiroti village has 275 males and 268 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiroti has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

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

Chiroti covers 97.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chiroti 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 - 10 km distance for Chiroti.

Chiroti is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiroti is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Chirgaon is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 21 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 Chiroti (under 2 km), Atgaon (4.4 km) and Shiladesh (5.6 km).

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

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