About Chiksa Village

Chiksa is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 111 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiksa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiksa village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Rampur
Pincode	172201
Area (hectares)	149 hectares
Population	214
Male Population	111
Female Population	103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiksa compares

By the 2011 count Chiksa is the 99th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 149 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Chiksa

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

Chiksa lies about 64 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 Chiksa
Tehsil headquarters	Rampur	8.3 km
District headquarters	Shimla	64 km

Villages closest to Chiksa

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

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Common questions about Chiksa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiksa village had a population of 214. That makes it the 99th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Chiksa village has 111 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiksa has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chiksa is 172201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiksa covers 149 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chiksa falls under Rampur tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chiksa 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 Chiksa.

Chiksa is about 64 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiksa is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 8.3 km away. Shimla is about 64 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.