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About Chaba Village

Chaba is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 80, made up of 51 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 569 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171088, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaba village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171088
Area (hectares) 38 hectares
Population 80
Male Population 51
Female Population 29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 569
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaba compares

By the 2011 count Chaba is the 142nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 38 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Chaba

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

Chaba lies about 14 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 14 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 Chaba
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 14 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Chaba

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 Chaba

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaba village had a population of 80. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Chaba village has 51 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaba has about 569 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 Chaba is 171088. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaba covers 38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaba is Summer Hill, about 14 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chaba.

Chaba is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaba is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Seoni is about 4.1 km away. Summer Hill is about 14 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mungna (under 2 km), Taror (1.6 km) and Shakrori (1.6 km).

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

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