About Chhamb Village

Chhamb is a small village in Nadaun tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 74 males and 65 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 12.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177046, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhamb village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Hamirpur
Tehsil	Nadaun
Pincode	177046
Area (hectares)	12.42 hectares
Population	139
Male Population	74
Female Population	65
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhamb compares

By the 2011 count Chhamb is the 186th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 216 residents. Its 12.42 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

Getting to Chhamb

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

Chhamb lies about 38 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, about 1.9 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 Chhamb
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nadaun	24 km
Nearest town	Hoshiārpur	26 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	38 km

Villages closest to Chhamb

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.

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Common questions about Chhamb

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhamb village had a population of 139. That makes it the 186th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 216 residents.

Chhamb village has 74 males and 65 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhamb has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1091.

The pincode recorded for Chhamb is 177046. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhamb covers 12.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhamb is Amb Andaura, about 1.9 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 village for Chhamb.

Chhamb is about 38 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhamb is in Nadaun tehsil of Hamirpur district. Amb Andaura is about 1.9 km away. Nadaun is about 24 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.