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About Chhatri Village

Chhatri is a small village in Kotkhai tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 35 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhatri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhatri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kotkhai
Pincode 171204
Area (hectares) 12 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 35
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhatri compares

By the 2011 count Chhatri is the 165th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 174 residents. Its 12 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chhatri

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

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

Villages closest to Chhatri

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 Chhatri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhatri village had a population of 75. That makes it the 165th largest of the 217 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 174 residents.

Chhatri village has 35 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhatri has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

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

Chhatri covers 12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Chhatri 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 Chhatri.

Chhatri is about 23 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhatri is in Kotkhai tehsil of Shimla district. Kotkhai is about 13 km away. Shimla 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 Hatli (under 2 km), Up Muhal Nohat (under 2 km) and Kundly (under 2 km).

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

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