Skip to main content

About Chamral Village

Chamral is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 219, made up of 90 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,433 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamral village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Nadaun
Pincode 177044
Area (hectares) 43.5 hectares
Population 219
Male Population 90
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,433
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamral compares

By the 2011 count Chamral is the 117th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 43.5 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chamral

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

Chamral lies about 16 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 30 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 Chamral
Tehsil headquarters Nadaun 5.4 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Amb Andaura 30 km
Nearest town Nangal 44 km

Villages closest to Chamral

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 Chamral

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamral village had a population of 219. That makes it the 117th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Chamral village has 90 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamral has about 1433 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1091.

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

Chamral covers 43.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chamral is Amb Andaura, about 30 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 Chamral.

Chamral 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.

Chamral is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Nadaun is about 5.4 km away. Hamirpur is about 16 km away. Amb Andaura is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jol (under 2 km), Jol Sapar (under 2 km) and Rajol (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All