About Chhamb Village

Chhamb is a small village in Baijnath tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4, made up of 3 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 333 females per 1000 males. The village covers 100.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176088, 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	Kangra
Tehsil	Baijnath
Pincode	176088
Area (hectares)	100.76 hectares
Population	4
Male Population	3
Female Population	1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	333
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 100.76 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

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 53 km from Kangra, 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
Tehsil headquarters	Baijnath	23 km
Nearest town	Mandi	24 km
District headquarters	Kangra	53 km

Villages closest to Chhamb

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baijnath 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 4. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Chhamb village has 3 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhamb has about 333 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1095.

The pincode recorded for Chhamb is 176088. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhamb covers 100.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhamb falls under Baijnath tehsil of Kangra 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 53 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhamb is in Baijnath tehsil of Kangra district. Joginder Nagar is about 14 km away. Baijnath is about 23 km away. Mandi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.