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About Hunjar Village

Hunjar is a mid sized village in Chamba tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 285 males and 311 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,091 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Hunjar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Hunjar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Chamba
Pincode 176306
Area (hectares) 225.41 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 285
Female Population 311
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,091
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Hunjar compares

By the 2011 count Hunjar is the 120th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 659 residents. Its 225.41 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Hunjar

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

Hunjar lies about 28 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 14 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 Hunjar
Nearest railway station Talara 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Chamba 28 km

Villages closest to Hunjar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Hunjar village had a population of 596. That makes it the 120th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 659 residents.

Hunjar village has 285 males and 311 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Hunjar has about 1091 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Hunjar is 176306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Hunjar covers 225.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Hunjar falls under Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Hunjar is Talara, about 14 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 Hunjar.

Hunjar is about 28 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Hunjar is in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district. Talara is about 14 km away. Chamba is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagadu Jangal (3.9 km), Khajiar Jangal (4.1 km) and Athlun (4.4 km).

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

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