About Haunchali Village

Haunchali is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 376, made up of 183 males and 193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 583.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Haunchali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Haunchali village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Chirgaon
Pincode	171208
Area (hectares)	583.52 hectares
Population	376
Male Population	183
Female Population	193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Haunchali compares

By the 2011 count Haunchali is the 53rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 583.52 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Haunchali

Haunchali is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Haunchali as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Haunchali from other places

Haunchali lies about 31 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 28 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 Haunchali
Nearest railway station	Jutogh	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chirgaon	31 km
District headquarters	Shimla	31 km

Villages closest to Haunchali

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.

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Common questions about Haunchali

As per the Census of India 2011, Haunchali village had a population of 376. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Haunchali village has 183 males and 193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Haunchali has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

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

Haunchali covers 583.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Haunchali is Jutogh, about 28 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Haunchali.

Haunchali is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Haunchali is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 28 km away. Chirgaon is about 31 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.