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About Chharol Village

Chharol is a small village in Kasauli tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 49 males and 30 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 612 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chharol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chharol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Kasauli
Pincode 173225
Area (hectares) 24.5 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 49
Female Population 30
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 612
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chharol compares

By the 2011 count Chharol is the 154th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 208 residents. Its 24.5 hectares work out to about 3.2 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 912.

Getting to Chharol

Chharol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chharol 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chharol from other places

Chharol lies about 27 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 4.9 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 Chharol
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 4.9 km
Nearest town Shimla 6.7 km
District headquarters Solan 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Kasauli 32 km

Villages closest to Chharol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chharol village had a population of 79. That makes it the 154th largest of the 256 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 208 residents.

Chharol village has 49 males and 30 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chharol has about 612 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Chharol is 173225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chharol covers 24.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chharol falls under Kasauli tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chharol is Summer Hill, about 4.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chharol.

Chharol is about 27 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chharol is in Kasauli tehsil of Solan district. Summer Hill is about 4.9 km away. Shimla is about 6.7 km away. Solan is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jandauri (under 2 km), Sanohol (2.4 km) and Nahun (3.2 km).

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

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