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About Chariali Village

Chariali is a small village in Nankhari tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 21, made up of 12 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chariali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chariali village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Nankhari
Pincode 172021
Area (hectares) 2.01 hectares
Population 21
Male Population 12
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chariali compares

By the 2011 count Chariali is the 80th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 312 residents. Its 2.01 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Chariali

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

Chariali lies about 46 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 Chariali
Tehsil headquarters Nankhari 2.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Chariali

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 Chariali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chariali village had a population of 21. That makes it the 80th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 312 residents.

Chariali village has 12 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chariali has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Chariali is 172021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chariali covers 2.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Chariali 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 Chariali.

Chariali is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chariali is in Nankhari tehsil of Shimla district. Nankhari is about 2.7 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chabri (under 2 km), Dharan (under 2 km) and Shola (under 2 km).

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

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