About Chhamb Village

Chhamb is a small village in Tira Sujanpur tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 266, made up of 102 males and 164 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,608 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176109, 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	Tira Sujanpur
Pincode	176109
Area (hectares)	165 hectares
Population	266
Male Population	102
Female Population	164
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,608
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 46th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 196 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1207.

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 30 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, 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 Chhamb
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	14 km
Nearest town	Mandi	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tira Sujanpur	24 km
District headquarters	Hamirpur	30 km

Villages closest to Chhamb

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tira Sujanpur 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 266. That makes it the 46th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 196 residents.

Chhamb village has 102 males and 164 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhamb has about 1608 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1207.

The pincode recorded for Chhamb is 176109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhamb covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhamb falls under Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhamb is Joginder Nagar, 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 village for Chhamb.

Chhamb is about 30 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 Tira Sujanpur tehsil of Hamirpur district. Joginder Nagar is about 14 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Tira Sujanpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.