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About Chharah Village

Chharah is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 34, made up of 16 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,125 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chharah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chharah village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 17.68 hectares
Population 34
Male Population 16
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,125
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 Chharah compares

By the 2011 count Chharah is the 421st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 17.68 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chharah

Chharah is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chharah 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 Chharah from other places

Chharah lies about 13 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 Chharah
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 13 km

Villages closest to Chharah

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 Chharah

As per the Census of India 2011, Chharah village had a population of 34. That makes it the 421st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chharah village has 16 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chharah has about 1125 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chharah is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chharah covers 17.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Chharah 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 Chharah.

Chharah is about 13 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chharah is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 13 km away. Shimla is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dumaihar (under 2 km), Jangal Dumaihar (under 2 km) and Nala (under 2 km).

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

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