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About Sakundi Chimla Village

Sakundi Chimla is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 228, made up of 117 males and 111 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172029, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sakundi Chimla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sakundi Chimla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172029
Area (hectares) 95.66 hectares
Population 228
Male Population 117
Female Population 111
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Sakundi Chimla compares

By the 2011 count Sakundi Chimla is the 67th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 95.66 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Sakundi Chimla

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

Sakundi Chimla lies about 42 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 Sakundi Chimla
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 16 km
District headquarters Shimla 42 km

Villages closest to Sakundi Chimla

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumharsain 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 Sakundi Chimla

As per the Census of India 2011, Sakundi Chimla village had a population of 228. That makes it the 67th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Sakundi Chimla village has 117 males and 111 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sakundi Chimla has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Sakundi Chimla is 172029. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sakundi Chimla covers 95.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sakundi Chimla falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Sakundi Chimla 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 Sakundi Chimla.

Sakundi Chimla is about 42 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sakundi Chimla is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shawat (1.7 km), Ropa (1.8 km) and Khaneti (3.2 km).

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

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