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About Chhabalri Village

Chhabalri is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 133 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 850 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhabalri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhabalri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 133
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 850
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhabalri compares

By the 2011 count Chhabalri is the 76th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 Chhabalri

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

Chhabalri lies about 19 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 17 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 Chhabalri
Nearest railway station Jutogh 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 19 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Chhabalri

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 Chhabalri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhabalri village had a population of 246. That makes it the 76th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chhabalri village has 133 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhabalri has about 850 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 Chhabalri is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhabalri covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhabalri is Jutogh, about 17 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhabalri.

Chhabalri is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhabalri is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 17 km away. Shimla Rural is about 19 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balaidi (under 2 km), Balang (under 2 km) and Baldehan (under 2 km).

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

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