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About Chunja Village

Chunja is a small village in Rampur tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 109 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,339 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunja village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Rampur
Pincode 172001
Area (hectares) 134.86 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 109
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,339
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 Chunja compares

By the 2011 count Chunja is the 93rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 440 residents. Its 134.86 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 962.

Getting to Chunja

Chunja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chunja 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 Chunja from other places

Chunja lies about 46 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 Chunja
Tehsil headquarters Rampur 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Chunja

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.

Common questions about Chunja

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunja village had a population of 255. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 440 residents.

Chunja village has 109 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunja has about 1339 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Chunja is 172001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunja covers 134.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Chunja 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 Chunja.

Chunja is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chunja is in Rampur tehsil of Shimla district. Rampur is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barkeli (under 2 km), Nirth (under 2 km) and Narola (1.6 km).

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

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