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About Chhambar Village

Chhambar is a small village in Bhattiyat tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 99, made up of 46 males and 53 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,152 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhambar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhambar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Bhattiyat
Pincode 176301
Area (hectares) 178 hectares
Population 99
Male Population 46
Female Population 53
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,152
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhambar compares

By the 2011 count Chhambar is the 103rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 304 residents. Its 178 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 1027.

Getting to Chhambar

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

How far is Chhambar from other places

Chhambar lies about 25 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 Chhambar
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhattiyat 25 km
District headquarters Chamba 25 km

Villages closest to Chhambar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhambar village had a population of 99. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 304 residents.

Chhambar village has 46 males and 53 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhambar has about 1152 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Chhambar is 176301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhambar covers 178 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhambar falls under Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhambar is Nurpur Road, about 21 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 <5 km distance for Chhambar.

Chhambar is about 25 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhambar is in Bhattiyat tehsil of Chamba district. Nurpur Road is about 21 km away. Bhattiyat is about 25 km away. Chamba is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sunagar (under 2 km), Dibbar Khola (1.9 km) and Samatar (3.3 km).

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

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