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About Wachari Village

Wachari is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 147 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Wachari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Wachari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171224
Area (hectares) 128.1 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 147
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Wachari compares

By the 2011 count Wachari is the 63rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 128.1 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Wachari

Wachari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Wachari as Available within village. 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. The nearest villages by name are Thana, Tikri, Tiser and Todsa. 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 Wachari

As per the Census of India 2011, Wachari village had a population of 295. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Wachari village has 147 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Wachari has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Wachari is 171224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Wachari covers 128.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Wachari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Wachari.

Wachari 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 Wachari today is likely to be higher.

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