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About Chajoli Village

Chajoli is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 31, made up of 19 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 632 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chajoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chajoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 13.19 hectares
Population 31
Male Population 19
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 632
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chajoli compares

By the 2011 count Chajoli is the 199th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 13.19 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 981.

Getting to Chajoli

Chajoli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chajoli 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chajoli from other places

Chajoli lies about 27 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 Chajoli
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 25 km
District headquarters Shimla 27 km

Villages closest to Chajoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chajoli village had a population of 31. That makes it the 199th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Chajoli village has 19 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chajoli has about 632 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chajoli is 171202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chajoli covers 13.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chajoli falls under Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chajoli 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 Chajoli.

Chajoli is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chajoli is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 25 km away. Shimla is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jangal Hararitha (under 2 km), Up Muhal Shalat (4.5 km) and Jangal Nag Karela (5.5 km).

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

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