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About Kir Chamba Village

Kir Chamba is a mid sized village in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 674, made up of 323 males and 351 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 39.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176047, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kir Chamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kir Chamba village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nagrota Bagwan
Pincode 176047
Area (hectares) 39.41 hectares
Population 674
Male Population 323
Female Population 351
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kir Chamba compares

By the 2011 count Kir Chamba is the 34th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 39.41 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Kir Chamba

Kir Chamba is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kir Chamba 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kir Chamba from other places

Kir Chamba lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nagrota, about under 2 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 Kir Chamba
Nearest railway station Nagrota under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Nagrota Bagwan 1.6 km
District headquarters Kangra 12 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 14 km

Villages closest to Kir Chamba

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nagrota Bagwan 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 Kir Chamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Kir Chamba village had a population of 674. That makes it the 34th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Kir Chamba village has 323 males and 351 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kir Chamba has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kir Chamba is 176047. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kir Chamba covers 39.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kir Chamba falls under Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kir Chamba is Nagrota, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kir Chamba.

Kir Chamba 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.

Kir Chamba is in Nagrota Bagwan tehsil of Kangra district. Nagrota is about under 2 km away. Nagrota Bagwan is about 1.6 km away. Kangra 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 Chahri (under 2 km), Dholai (under 2 km) and Habib Pura (under 2 km).

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

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