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About Chamba Village

Chamba is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 75, made up of 37 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 13.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamba village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 13.35 hectares
Population 75
Male Population 37
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamba compares

By the 2011 count Chamba is the 266th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 13.35 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chamba

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

Chamba lies about 16 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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 Chamba
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 4.6 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Churaru Takarla 29 km
Nearest town Nangal 42 km

Villages closest to Chamba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamba village had a population of 75. That makes it the 266th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Chamba village has 37 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamba has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Chamba is 177044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamba covers 13.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamba falls under Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chamba is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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 Chamba.

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

Chamba is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 4.6 km away. Hamirpur is about 16 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charhun (under 2 km), Sarahlari (under 2 km) and Suggal (under 2 km).

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

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