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About Chori Dudhamb Village

Chori Dudhamb is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,085, made up of 532 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 109.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chori Dudhamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chori Dudhamb village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Shahpur
Pincode 176217
Area (hectares) 109.54 hectares
Population 1,085
Male Population 532
Female Population 553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chori Dudhamb compares

By the 2011 count Chori Dudhamb is the 9th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 109.54 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Chori Dudhamb

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

Chori Dudhamb lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 12 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 Chori Dudhamb
Tehsil headquarters Shahpur 6.0 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km

Villages closest to Chori Dudhamb

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shahpur 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 Chori Dudhamb

As per the Census of India 2011, Chori Dudhamb village had a population of 1,085. That makes it the 9th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Chori Dudhamb village has 532 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chori Dudhamb has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Chori Dudhamb is 176217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chori Dudhamb covers 109.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chori Dudhamb falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chori Dudhamb is Kangra Mandir, about 12 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 Chori Dudhamb.

Chori Dudhamb is about 12 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chori Dudhamb is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Shahpur is about 6.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 7.5 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhamb Khas (under 2 km), Bhatech (under 2 km) and Tundu (under 2 km).

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

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