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About Ban Chambi Village

Ban Chambi is a small village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25, made up of 12 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176091, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ban Chambi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ban Chambi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176091
Area (hectares) 88.36 hectares
Population 25
Male Population 12
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,083
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ban Chambi compares

By the 2011 count Ban Chambi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 88.36 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Ban Chambi

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

Ban Chambi lies about 14 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Paror, about 8.1 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 Ban Chambi
Nearest railway station Paror 8.1 km
District headquarters Kangra 14 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 24 km

Villages closest to Ban Chambi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaisinghpur 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 Ban Chambi

As per the Census of India 2011, Ban Chambi village had a population of 25. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Ban Chambi village has 12 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ban Chambi has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1217.

The pincode recorded for Ban Chambi is 176091. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ban Chambi covers 88.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ban Chambi falls under Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Ban Chambi is Paror, about 8.1 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 Ban Chambi.

Ban Chambi is about 14 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ban Chambi is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Paror is about 8.1 km away. Kangra is about 14 km away. Dharamsala is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gadiara (under 2 km), Galehr (3.8 km) and Chandraun (4.5 km).

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

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