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About Chamela Village

Chamela is a small village in Ramkrishna Nagar tehsil, in the district of Karimganj, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 359, made up of 182 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62 hectares hectares.

Chamela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamela village
Description Value
State Assam
District Karimganj
Tehsil Ramkrishna Nagar
Area (hectares) 62 hectares
Population 359
Male Population 182
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamela compares

By the 2011 count Chamela is the 215th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 62 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Chamela

Chamela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chamela as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chamela from other places

Chamela lies about 31 km from Karimganj, and the nearest railway station is Ratabari, about 7.5 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 Chamela
Nearest railway station Ratabari 7.5 km
Nearest town Hailākāndi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramkrishna Nagar 31 km
District headquarters Karimganj 31 km

Villages closest to Chamela

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ramkrishna Nagar 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 Chamela

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamela village had a population of 359. That makes it the 215th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Chamela village has 182 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamela has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 954.

Chamela covers 62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamela falls under Ramkrishna Nagar tehsil of Karimganj district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Chamela is Ratabari, about 7.5 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chamela.

Chamela is about 31 km from Karimganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamela is in Ramkrishna Nagar tehsil of Karimganj district. Ratabari is about 7.5 km away. Hailākāndi is about 12 km away. Ramkrishna Nagar is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanala (under 2 km), Thengargul (under 2 km) and Dalurpar (1.8 km).

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

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