About Chameti Village

Chameti is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 419, made up of 216 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chameti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chameti village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177043
Area (hectares)	112.01 hectares
Population	419
Male Population	216
Female Population	203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chameti compares

By the 2011 count Chameti is the 23rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 112.01 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Chameti

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

Chameti lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Amb Andaura, 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 Chameti
Nearest railway station	Amb Andaura	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	29 km
District headquarters	Kangra	32 km
Nearest town	Talwāra	39 km

Villages closest to Chameti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chameti village had a population of 419. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Chameti village has 216 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chameti has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1059.

The pincode recorded for Chameti is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chameti covers 112.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chameti falls under Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chameti is Amb Andaura, 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 Chameti.

Chameti is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chameti is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Amb Andaura is about 22 km away. Rakkar is about 29 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.