About Charol Village

Charol is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 84 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charol village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Kotkhai
Pincode	171204
Area (hectares)	38 hectares
Population	168
Male Population	84
Female Population	84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charol compares

By the 2011 count Charol is the 87th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Charol

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

Charol lies about 35 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 Charol
Tehsil headquarters	Kotkhai	2.2 km
District headquarters	Shimla	35 km

Villages closest to Charol

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.

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Common questions about Charol

As per the Census of India 2011, Charol village had a population of 168. That makes it the 87th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

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

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

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

Charol covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Charol 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 village for Charol.

Charol is about 35 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charol is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 2.2 km away. Shimla is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.