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About Chanari Village

Chanari is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 17 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,294 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171005, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171005
Area (hectares) 5 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 17
Female Population 22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,294
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chanari compares

By the 2011 count Chanari is the 408th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 5 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chanari

The census records public bus service for Chanari 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chanari from other places

Chanari lies about 9.2 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 Chanari
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 9.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.2 km

Villages closest to Chanari

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 Chanari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanari village had a population of 39. That makes it the 408th largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chanari village has 17 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanari has about 1294 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chanari is 171005. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanari covers 5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The census record for Chanari notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Chanari.

Chanari is about 9.2 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanari is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 9.2 km away. Shimla is about 9.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanarri (under 2 km), Shari (under 2 km) and Mulkoti (under 2 km).

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

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