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About Chakti Village

Chakti is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 291, made up of 142 males and 149 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakti village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 291
Male Population 142
Female Population 149
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakti compares

By the 2011 count Chakti is the 38th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chakti

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

Chakti lies about 49 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 Chakti
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 4.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 49 km

Villages closest to Chakti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nankhari 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 Chakti

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakti village had a population of 291. That makes it the 38th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Chakti village has 142 males and 149 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakti has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chakti is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakti covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakti falls under Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chakti 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 Chakti.

Chakti is about 49 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakti is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 4.2 km away. Shimla is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dadara (under 2 km), D P F Theli Chakti (under 2 km) and Theli (under 2 km).

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

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