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About Chanarri Village

Chanarri is a small village in Seoni tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 140, made up of 67 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanarri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanarri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Seoni
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 145 hectares
Population 140
Male Population 67
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanarri compares

By the 2011 count Chanarri is the 102nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 164 residents. Its 145 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Chanarri

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

Chanarri lies about 9.2 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 Chanarri
District headquarters Shimla 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Seoni 17 km

Villages closest to Chanarri

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 Chanarri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanarri village had a population of 140. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 164 residents.

Chanarri village has 67 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanarri has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1036.

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

Chanarri covers 145 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Chanarri notes the nearest railway station 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 km distance for Chanarri.

Chanarri is about 9.2 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanarri is in Seoni tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla is about 9.2 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 Chakiana (under 2 km), Deothi (under 2 km) and Mul Bhajji (under 2 km).

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

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