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About Chalahat Bir Village

Chalahat Bir is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 37 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 811 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalahat Bir Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalahat Bir village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171103
Area (hectares) 18.23 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 37
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 811
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 Chalahat Bir compares

By the 2011 count Chalahat Bir is the 324th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 18.23 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chalahat Bir

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

Chalahat Bir lies about 17 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 15 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 Chalahat Bir
Nearest railway station Jutogh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 17 km
District headquarters Shimla 17 km

Villages closest to Chalahat Bir

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 Chalahat Bir

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalahat Bir village had a population of 67. That makes it the 324th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chalahat Bir village has 37 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalahat Bir has about 811 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Chalahat Bir covers 18.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalahat Bir falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chalahat Bir is Jutogh, about 15 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chalahat Bir.

Chalahat Bir is about 17 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalahat Bir is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 15 km away. Shimla Rural is about 17 km away. Shimla 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 Bain (under 2 km), Bainsh (under 2 km) and Panihana (under 2 km).

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

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