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About Chaola Village

Chaola is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 175, made up of 85 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 137 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 137 hectares
Population 175
Male Population 85
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaola compares

By the 2011 count Chaola is the 136th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 137 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Chaola

Chaola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaola as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chaola from other places

Chaola lies about 6.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 5.8 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 Chaola
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 6.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 6.9 km

Villages closest to Chaola

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 Chaola

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaola village had a population of 175. That makes it the 136th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chaola village has 85 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaola has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chaola is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaola covers 137 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaola is Summer Hill, about 5.8 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 village for Chaola.

Chaola 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.

Chaola is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 5.8 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.

The closest recorded villages are Gharech (under 2 km), Paniyan (under 2 km) and Shera Kalan (1.7 km).

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

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