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About Chharabra Village

Chharabra is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 81, made up of 40 males and 41 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 32.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chharabra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chharabra village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 32.5 hectares
Population 81
Male Population 40
Female Population 41
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chharabra compares

By the 2011 count Chharabra is the 287th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 32.5 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chharabra

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

Chharabra lies about 7.6 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 Chharabra
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 7.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.6 km

Villages closest to Chharabra

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 Chharabra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chharabra village had a population of 81. That makes it the 287th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chharabra village has 40 males and 41 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chharabra has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Chharabra covers 32.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chharabra notes the nearest railway station 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 Chharabra.

Chharabra is about 7.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chharabra is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 7.6 km away. Shimla is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanet (2.0 km), Dhani (2.2 km) and Mulkoti (2.2 km).

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

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