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About Chitli Village

Chitli is a small village in Kamrau tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 348, made up of 175 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chitli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chitli village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Kamrau
Pincode 173027
Area (hectares) 192 hectares
Population 348
Male Population 175
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chitli compares

By the 2011 count Chitli is the 35th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 824 residents. Its 192 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Chitli

Chitli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chitli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chitli from other places

Chitli lies about 29 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 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 Chitli
Tehsil headquarters Kamrau 3.7 km
Nearest town Pāonta Sāhib 20 km
District headquarters Sirmaur 29 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Chitli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chitli village had a population of 348. That makes it the 35th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 824 residents.

Chitli village has 175 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chitli has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Chitli is 173027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chitli covers 192 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chitli falls under Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chitli is Dehradun, about 44 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chitli.

Chitli is about 29 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chitli is in Kamrau tehsil of Sirmaur district. Kamrau is about 3.7 km away. Pāonta Sāhib is about 20 km away. Sirmaur is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Manal (under 2 km), Shaoga (under 2 km) and Baldwa Bohal (under 2 km).

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

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