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About Chaonri Village

Chaonri is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 267, made up of 135 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 253 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaonri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaonri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171216
Area (hectares) 253 hectares
Population 267
Male Population 135
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaonri compares

By the 2011 count Chaonri is the 56th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 253 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Chaonri

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

Chaonri lies about 33 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 Chaonri
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 33 km

Villages closest to Chaonri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaonri village had a population of 267. That makes it the 56th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chaonri village has 135 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaonri has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chaonri is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaonri covers 253 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaonri falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chaonri notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chaonri.

Chaonri is about 33 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaonri is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 33 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 Jangal Ori (4.0 km), Kot (4.0 km) and Kothu (4.0 km).

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

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