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About Chanan Village

Chanan is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 43 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanan village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 59.09 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 43
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
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 Chanan compares

By the 2011 count Chanan is the 271st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 59.09 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chanan

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

Chanan lies about 7.9 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 4.2 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 Chanan
Nearest railway station Jutogh 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 7.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 7.9 km

Villages closest to Chanan

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 Chanan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanan village had a population of 87. That makes it the 271st largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chanan village has 43 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanan has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

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

Chanan covers 59.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chanan is Jutogh, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chanan.

Chanan is about 7.9 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanan is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 4.2 km away. Shimla Rural is about 7.9 km away. Shimla is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shemleg (under 2 km), Shilru Pangogi (1.7 km) and Shilru Sapoli (1.7 km).

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

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