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About Chakiana Village

Chakiana is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 90, made up of 50 males and 40 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakiana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 40.19 hectares
Population 90
Male Population 50
Female Population 40
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakiana compares

By the 2011 count Chakiana is the 139th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 40.19 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Chakiana

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

Chakiana lies about 9.6 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 Chakiana
District headquarters Shimla 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 17 km

Villages closest to Chakiana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakiana village had a population of 90. That makes it the 139th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Chakiana village has 50 males and 40 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakiana has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Chakiana is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakiana covers 40.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakiana falls under Seoni tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chakiana 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 Chakiana.

Chakiana is about 9.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakiana is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 9.6 km away. Seoni is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mul Bhajji (under 2 km), Chanarri (under 2 km) and Jangal Thela (under 2 km).

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

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