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About Chouri Village

Chouri is a small village in Ramshahr tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 117 males and 97 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 829 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chouri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chouri village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Ramshahr
Pincode 174102
Area (hectares) 54 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 117
Female Population 97
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 829
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chouri compares

By the 2011 count Chouri is the 45th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 151 residents. Its 54 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 992.

Getting to Chouri

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

Chouri lies about 26 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.8 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 Chouri
Nearest railway station Jutogh 7.8 km
Nearest town Shimla 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramshahr 26 km
District headquarters Solan 26 km

Villages closest to Chouri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chouri village had a population of 214. That makes it the 45th largest of the 209 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 151 residents.

Chouri village has 117 males and 97 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chouri has about 829 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Chouri is 174102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chouri covers 54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chouri falls under Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chouri is Jutogh, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance for Chouri.

Chouri is about 26 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chouri is in Ramshahr tehsil of Solan district. Jutogh is about 7.8 km away. Shimla is about 11 km away. Ramshahr is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matuli (1.7 km), Jaglog (2.8 km) and Panedh (3.3 km).

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

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