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About Chanarri Village

Chanarri is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 57, made up of 33 males and 24 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 727 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanarri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanarri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171007
Area (hectares) 26.28 hectares
Population 57
Male Population 33
Female Population 24
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 727
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanarri compares

By the 2011 count Chanarri is the 353rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 26.28 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chanarri

Chanarri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanarri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chanarri from other places

Chanarri 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 Chanarri
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 9.2 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.2 km

Villages closest to Chanarri

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 Chanarri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanarri village had a population of 57. That makes it the 353rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chanarri village has 33 males and 24 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanarri has about 727 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 987.

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

Chanarri covers 26.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chanarri 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chanarri.

Chanarri 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.

Chanarri 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 Chanari (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 Chanarri today is likely to be higher.

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