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About Charund Village

Charund is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 149, made up of 83 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 795 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charund village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 94.61 hectares
Population 149
Male Population 83
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 795
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charund compares

By the 2011 count Charund is the 163rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 94.61 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Charund

Charund is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Charund 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 Charund from other places

Charund lies about 6.7 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 4.9 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 Charund
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 6.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 6.7 km

Villages closest to Charund

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 Charund

As per the Census of India 2011, Charund village had a population of 149. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Charund village has 83 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charund has about 795 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 Charund is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charund covers 94.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Charund is Summer Hill, about 4.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Charund.

Charund is about 6.7 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charund is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Summer Hill is about 4.9 km away. Shimla Rural is about 6.7 km away. Shimla is about 6.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharob (under 2 km), Kahna (under 2 km) and Rauri (under 2 km).

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

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