About Chombu Village

Chombu is a small village in Dhira tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 100 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,360 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176065, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chombu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chombu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Dhira
Pincode	176065
Area (hectares)	72.06 hectares
Population	236
Male Population	100
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,360
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chombu compares

By the 2011 count Chombu is the 38th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 195 residents. Its 72.06 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

Getting to Chombu

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

Chombu lies about 15 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 5.3 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 Chombu
Nearest railway station	Paror	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhira	15 km
District headquarters	Kangra	15 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	21 km

Villages closest to Chombu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chombu village had a population of 236. That makes it the 38th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 195 residents.

Chombu village has 100 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chombu has about 1360 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1176.

The pincode recorded for Chombu is 176065. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chombu covers 72.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chombu falls under Dhira tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chombu is Paror, about 5.3 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 Chombu.

Chombu is about 15 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chombu is in Dhira tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 5.3 km away. Dhira is about 15 km away. Kangra is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.