About Chadau Village

Chadau is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 57 males and 54 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chadau Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chadau village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	173219
Area (hectares)	95 hectares
Population	111
Male Population	57
Female Population	54
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	947
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chadau compares

By the 2011 count Chadau is the 221st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 95 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chadau

Chadau is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chadau as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chadau from other places

Chadau lies about 6.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Shoghi railway station, about 3.9 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 Chadau
Nearest railway station	Shoghi railway station	3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	6.9 km
District headquarters	Shimla	6.9 km

Villages closest to Chadau

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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 Chadau

As per the Census of India 2011, Chadau village had a population of 111. That makes it the 221st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chadau village has 57 males and 54 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chadau has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chadau is 173219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chadau covers 95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chadau falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chadau is Shoghi railway station, about 3.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chadau.

Chadau is about 6.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chadau is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shoghi railway station is about 3.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 6.9 km away. Shimla is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.