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About Chonri Village

Chonri is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 167, made up of 83 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chonri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chonri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 167
Male Population 83
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chonri compares

By the 2011 count Chonri is the 88th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chonri

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

Chonri lies about 13 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 Chonri
District headquarters Shimla 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 23 km

Villages closest to Chonri

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 Chonri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chonri village had a population of 167. That makes it the 88th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Chonri village has 83 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chonri has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chonri is 171204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chonri covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chonri 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 Chonri.

Chonri is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chonri is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 13 km away. Kotkhai 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 Thana (2.4 km), Choela (3.1 km) and Jangal Deuranal (4.0 km).

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

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