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About Chhanawat Village

Chhanawat is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 51 males and 47 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhanawat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhanawat village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 19.64 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 51
Female Population 47
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhanawat compares

By the 2011 count Chhanawat is the 243rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 19.64 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chhanawat

Chhanawat is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhanawat as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chhanawat from other places

Chhanawat lies about 6.5 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 Chhanawat
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 6.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 6.5 km

Villages closest to Chhanawat

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 Chhanawat

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhanawat village had a population of 98. That makes it the 243rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chhanawat village has 51 males and 47 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhanawat has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chhanawat is 171007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhanawat covers 19.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chhanawat notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Chhanawat.

Chhanawat is about 6.5 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhanawat is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 6.5 km away. Shimla is about 6.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuftu (under 2 km), Dhagog (under 2 km) and Jangal Dhagog (under 2 km).

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

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