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About Cheli Chounla Village

Cheli Chounla is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 192, made up of 90 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,133 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171009, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheli Chounla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheli Chounla village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171009
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 192
Male Population 90
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,133
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Cheli Chounla compares

By the 2011 count Cheli Chounla is the 123rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Cheli Chounla

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

Cheli Chounla lies about 4.8 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Taradevi, about 4.6 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 Cheli Chounla
Nearest railway station Taradevi 4.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 4.8 km
District headquarters Shimla 4.8 km

Villages closest to Cheli Chounla

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 Cheli Chounla

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheli Chounla village had a population of 192. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Cheli Chounla village has 90 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheli Chounla has about 1133 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Cheli Chounla is 171009. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheli Chounla covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cheli Chounla falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Cheli Chounla is Taradevi, about 4.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Cheli Chounla.

Cheli Chounla is about 4.8 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cheli Chounla is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Taradevi is about 4.6 km away. Shimla Rural is about 4.8 km away. Shimla is about 4.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meheli (under 2 km), Gosan (under 2 km) and Pati Rahana (1.6 km).

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

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