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About Chatiar Village

Chatiar is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 191, made up of 97 males and 94 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 107.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chatiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chatiar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 107.79 hectares
Population 191
Male Population 97
Female Population 94
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chatiar compares

By the 2011 count Chatiar is the 65th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 107.79 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Chatiar

Chatiar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chatiar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chatiar from other places

Chatiar lies about 9.8 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 9.2 km away. 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 Chatiar
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 9.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.8 km

Villages closest to Chatiar

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 Chatiar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chatiar village had a population of 191. That makes it the 65th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Chatiar village has 97 males and 94 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chatiar has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Chatiar is 171103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chatiar covers 107.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chatiar is Summer Hill, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chatiar.

Chatiar is about 9.8 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chatiar is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 5.8 km away. Summer Hill is about 9.2 km away. Shimla is about 9.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bei (under 2 km), Taprog (under 2 km) and Shirgul (under 2 km).

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

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