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About Chakroht Village

Chakroht is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 164, made up of 80 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakroht Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakroht village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171202
Area (hectares) 38.87 hectares
Population 164
Male Population 80
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakroht compares

By the 2011 count Chakroht is the 90th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 38.87 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chakroht

Chakroht is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakroht as Available within village. 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 Chakroht from other places

Chakroht 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 Chakroht
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 3.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 33 km

Villages closest to Chakroht

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 Chakroht

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakroht village had a population of 164. That makes it the 90th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Chakroht village has 80 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakroht has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Chakroht covers 38.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chakroht 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 km distance for Chakroht.

Chakroht 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.

Chakroht is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 3.0 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 Bagra Ii (under 2 km), Mahasu (under 2 km) and Chunri (under 2 km).

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

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