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About Chambi Village

Chambi is a mid sized village in Jaisinghpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 302 males and 425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,407 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176091, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chambi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chambi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Jaisinghpur
Pincode 176091
Area (hectares) 80.85 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 302
Female Population 425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,407
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chambi compares

By the 2011 count Chambi is the 11th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 285 residents. Its 80.85 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

Getting to Chambi

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

Chambi lies about 52 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 21 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 Chambi
Tehsil headquarters Jaisinghpur 14 km
Nearest railway station Joginder Nagar 21 km
Nearest town Mandi 24 km
District headquarters Kangra 52 km

Villages closest to 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 Chambi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chambi village had a population of 727. That makes it the 11th largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 285 residents.

Chambi village has 302 males and 425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chambi has about 1407 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1217.

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

Chambi covers 80.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chambi is Joginder Nagar, about 21 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 Chambi.

Chambi is about 52 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chambi is in Jaisinghpur tehsil of Kangra district. Jaisinghpur is about 14 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 21 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.

The closest recorded villages are Ban Banjar (6.5 km), Ban Mandu (6.5 km) and Bansu (6.5 km).

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

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