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About Chaili Village

Chaili is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 45 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 756 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaili Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaili village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 20.41 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 45
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 756
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 Chaili compares

By the 2011 count Chaili is the 301st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 20.41 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 990.

Getting to Chaili

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

Chaili lies about 11 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 Chaili
Tehsil headquarters Theog 7.7 km
District headquarters Shimla 11 km

Villages closest to Chaili

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.

Common questions about Chaili

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaili village had a population of 79. That makes it the 301st largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Chaili village has 45 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaili has about 756 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Chaili is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaili covers 20.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chaili 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 Chaili.

Chaili is about 11 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaili is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 7.7 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jao (under 2 km), Up Muhal Jaonth (under 2 km) and Shatiyana (1.7 km).

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

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