About Chamarkar Village

Chamarkar is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 229 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,083 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176099, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamarkar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamarkar village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176099
Area (hectares)	36.49 hectares
Population	477
Male Population	229
Female Population	248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,083
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chamarkar compares

By the 2011 count Chamarkar is the 123rd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 36.49 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Chamarkar

Chamarkar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chamarkar 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chamarkar from other places

Chamarkar lies about 12 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Jawalamukhi Road, about 8.0 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 Chamarkar
Nearest railway station	Jawalamukhi Road	8.0 km
District headquarters	Kangra	12 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	28 km

Villages closest to Chamarkar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamarkar village had a population of 477. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Chamarkar village has 229 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamarkar has about 1083 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Chamarkar is 176099. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamarkar covers 36.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chamarkar falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chamarkar is Jawalamukhi Road, about 8.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Chamarkar 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.

Chamarkar is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Jawalamukhi Road is about 8.0 km away. Kangra is about 12 km away. Dharamsala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.