About Chikkhar Village

Chikkhar is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 59 males and 64 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,085 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikkhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikkhar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	59.12 hectares
Population	123
Male Population	59
Female Population	64
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,085
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikkhar compares

By the 2011 count Chikkhar is the 235th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 59.12 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chikkhar

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

Chikkhar lies about 19 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 Chikkhar
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	3.7 km
District headquarters	Shimla	19 km

Villages closest to Chikkhar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Theog 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.

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Common questions about Chikkhar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikkhar village had a population of 123. That makes it the 235th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Chikkhar village has 59 males and 64 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikkhar has about 1085 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Chikkhar is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikkhar covers 59.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikkhar falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chikkhar 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 Chikkhar.

Chikkhar is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikkhar is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 3.7 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.