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About Chuntara Village

Chuntara is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 21 males and 16 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 762 females per 1000 males. The village covers 10.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chuntara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chuntara village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171205
Area (hectares) 10.81 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 21
Female Population 16
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 762
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chuntara compares

By the 2011 count Chuntara is the 124th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 10.81 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Chuntara

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

Chuntara lies about 48 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 Chuntara
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal 2.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 48 km

Villages closest to Chuntara

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 Chuntara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chuntara village had a population of 37. That makes it the 124th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chuntara village has 21 males and 16 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chuntara has about 762 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 Chuntara is 171205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chuntara covers 10.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chuntara 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 <5 km distance for Chuntara.

Chuntara is about 48 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chuntara is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about 2.1 km away. Shimla is about 48 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 Rampuri (under 2 km), Rampuri (under 2 km) and Naktara (under 2 km).

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

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