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About Chewri Village

Chewri is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 365, made up of 178 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chewri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chewri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171205
Area (hectares) 60.93 hectares
Population 365
Male Population 178
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
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 Chewri compares

By the 2011 count Chewri is the 31st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 60.93 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Chewri

Chewri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chewri 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 Chewri from other places

Chewri lies about 39 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 Chewri
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 7.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 39 km

Villages closest to Chewri

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 Chewri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chewri village had a population of 365. That makes it the 31st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chewri village has 178 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chewri has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chewri is 171205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chewri covers 60.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chewri 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 Chewri.

Chewri is about 39 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chewri is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 7.5 km away. Shimla is about 39 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 Bagain (2.5 km), Kot (2.9 km) and Kothu (2.9 km).

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

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