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About Chunar Brahmana Village

Chunar Brahmana is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 179, made up of 79 males and 100 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,266 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunar Brahmana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunar Brahmana village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173221
Area (hectares) 45 hectares
Population 179
Male Population 79
Female Population 100
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,266
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chunar Brahmana compares

By the 2011 count Chunar Brahmana is the 95th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 45 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chunar Brahmana

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

Chunar Brahmana lies about 24 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 2.0 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 Chunar Brahmana
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 2.0 km
Nearest town Shimla 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 17 km
District headquarters Solan 24 km

Villages closest to Chunar Brahmana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arki 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 Chunar Brahmana

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunar Brahmana village had a population of 179. That makes it the 95th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Chunar Brahmana village has 79 males and 100 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunar Brahmana has about 1266 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chunar Brahmana is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunar Brahmana covers 45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chunar Brahmana falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chunar Brahmana is Summer Hill, about 2.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chunar Brahmana.

Chunar Brahmana is about 24 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chunar Brahmana is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 2.0 km away. Shimla is about 3.5 km away. Arki is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chunar Kanaitan (under 2 km), Jaghun (under 2 km) and Manla (under 2 km).

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

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