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About Chamra Village

Chamra is a small village in Lakhpat tehsil, in the district of Kachchh, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 205, made up of 96 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1815.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 370601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamra village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Kachchh
Tehsil Lakhpat
Pincode 370601
Area (hectares) 1815.52 hectares
Population 205
Male Population 96
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,135
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamra compares

By the 2011 count Chamra is the 61st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 727 residents. Its 1815.52 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Chamra

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

Chamra lies about 110 km from Kachchh, and the nearest railway station is Naliya, about 41 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 Chamra
Tehsil headquarters Lakhpat 26 km
Nearest railway station Naliya 41 km
Nearest town Bhuj 105 km
District headquarters Kachchh 110 km

Villages closest to Chamra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamra village had a population of 205. That makes it the 61st largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 727 residents.

Chamra village has 96 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamra has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Chamra is 370601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamra covers 1815.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamra falls under Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Chamra is Naliya, about 41 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 Chamra.

Chamra is about 110 km from Kachchh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamra is in Lakhpat tehsil of Kachchh district. Lakhpat is about 26 km away. Naliya is about 41 km away. Bhuj is about 105 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudiya (4.2 km), Chakrai (4.7 km) and Baranda (5.6 km).

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

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