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About Chadoli Village

Chadoli is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 137, made up of 67 males and 70 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,045 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chadoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chadoli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 173219
Area (hectares) 156 hectares
Population 137
Male Population 67
Female Population 70
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,045
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chadoli compares

By the 2011 count Chadoli is the 176th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 0.9 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 987.

Getting to Chadoli

Chadoli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chadoli 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chadoli from other places

Chadoli lies about 27 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 21 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 Chadoli
Nearest railway station Salogra 21 km
Nearest town Solan 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 27 km
District headquarters Shimla 27 km

Villages closest to Chadoli

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.

Common questions about Chadoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chadoli village had a population of 137. That makes it the 176th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chadoli village has 67 males and 70 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chadoli has about 1045 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Chadoli covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chadoli is Salogra, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chadoli.

Chadoli is about 27 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chadoli is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Salogra is about 21 km away. Solan is about 23 km away. Shimla Rural is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadol (under 2 km), Tipra (2.5 km) and Kair (2.9 km).

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

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