About Chhakrail Village

Chhakrail is a large village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,084, made up of 1,099 males and 985 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhakrail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhakrail village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171006
Area (hectares)	149.66 hectares
Population	2,084
Male Population	1,099
Female Population	985
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhakrail compares

By the 2011 count Chhakrail is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 149.66 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chhakrail

Chhakrail is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhakrail 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhakrail from other places

Chhakrail lies about 21 km from Shimla. 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 Chhakrail
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	21 km
District headquarters	Shimla	21 km

Villages closest to Chhakrail

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.

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Common questions about Chhakrail

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhakrail village had a population of 2,084. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chhakrail village has 1,099 males and 985 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhakrail has about 896 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 Chhakrail is 171006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhakrail covers 149.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Chhakrail notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhakrail.

Chhakrail is about 21 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhakrail is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 21 km away. Shimla is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.