About Charambu Village

Charambu is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 143 males and 159 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176030, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charambu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charambu village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176030
Area (hectares)	89.96 hectares
Population	302
Male Population	143
Female Population	159
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,112
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Charambu compares

By the 2011 count Charambu is the 29th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 89.96 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Charambu

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

Charambu lies about 26 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 Charambu
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	3.6 km
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	22 km
District headquarters	Kangra	26 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	38 km

Villages closest to Charambu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Charambu village had a population of 302. That makes it the 29th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Charambu village has 143 males and 159 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charambu has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Charambu is 176030. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charambu covers 89.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charambu falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Charambu is Jawalamukhi Road, about 22 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 Charambu.

Charambu is about 26 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charambu is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 3.6 km away. Jawalamukhi Road is about 22 km away. Kangra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.