About Chamral Village

Chamral is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 229 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 147.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamral village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176010
Area (hectares)	147.32 hectares
Population	450
Male Population	229
Female Population	221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	965
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamral compares

By the 2011 count Chamral is the 125th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 147.32 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Chamral

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

Chamral lies about 35 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Bharmar, about 6.0 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 Chamral
Nearest railway station	Bharmar	6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	16 km
Nearest town	Mamun	23 km
District headquarters	Kangra	35 km

Villages closest to Chamral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamral village had a population of 450. That makes it the 125th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Chamral village has 229 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamral has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chamral is 176010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamral covers 147.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamral falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chamral is Bharmar, about 6.0 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 Chamral.

Chamral is about 35 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamral is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Bharmar is about 6.0 km away. Nurpur is about 16 km away. Mamun is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.