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About Chatnol Village

Chatnol is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 88 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatnol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatnol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171216
Area (hectares) 222 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 88
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatnol compares

By the 2011 count Chatnol is the 88th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 222 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Chatnol

Chatnol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chatnol as Available within <5 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 Chatnol from other places

Chatnol lies about 23 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 Chatnol
District headquarters Shimla 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 23 km

Villages closest to Chatnol

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 Chatnol

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatnol village had a population of 160. That makes it the 88th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chatnol village has 88 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatnol has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

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

Chatnol covers 222 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Chatnol 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 10+ km distance for Chatnol.

Chatnol is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatnol is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 23 km away. Jubbal is about 23 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 Sainj (3.2 km), Sainj (3.2 km) and Gaher (4.3 km).

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

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