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About Micham Village

Micham is a small village in Pangi tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 50, made up of 23 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,174 females per 1000 males. The village covers 395.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Micham Overview

Census 2011 figures for Micham village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Chamba
Tehsil Pangi
Pincode 176323
Area (hectares) 395.6 hectares
Population 50
Male Population 23
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,174
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Micham compares

By the 2011 count Micham is the 54th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 314 residents. Its 395.6 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 940.

Getting to Micham

Micham is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Micham as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Micham from other places

Micham lies about 16 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 24 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 Micham
Tehsil headquarters Pangi 16 km
District headquarters Chamba 16 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 24 km

Villages closest to Micham

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Micham village had a population of 50. That makes it the 54th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 314 residents.

Micham village has 23 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Micham has about 1174 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Micham is 176323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Micham covers 395.6 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.

Micham falls under Pangi tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Micham is Nurpur Road, about 24 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Micham.

Micham is about 16 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Micham is in Pangi tehsil of Chamba district. Pangi is about 16 km away. Chamba is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chasak Bhator (6.9 km), Dhar Chasak Bhator (6.9 km) and Hundan Bhatori (6.9 km).

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

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