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About Chunri Village

Chunri is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 93 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,183 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171205
Area (hectares) 57.94 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 93
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,183
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chunri compares

By the 2011 count Chunri is the 74th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 57.94 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 Chunri

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

Chunri 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 Chunri
Tehsil headquarters Kotkhai 3.1 km
District headquarters Shimla 33 km

Villages closest to Chunri

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 Chunri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunri village had a population of 203. That makes it the 74th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Chunri village has 93 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunri has about 1183 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Chunri covers 57.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chunri 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 Chunri.

Chunri 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.

Chunri is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 3.1 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 Shewala (under 2 km), Jangal Bedar (under 2 km) and Chakroht (under 2 km).

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

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