About Chamba Village

Chamba is a small village in Rakkar tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 115, made up of 59 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 177043, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamba village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Rakkar
Pincode	177043
Area (hectares)	42.94 hectares
Population	115
Male Population	59
Female Population	56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chamba compares

By the 2011 count Chamba is the 86th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 42.94 hectares work out to about 2.7 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 Chamba

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 Chamba as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chamba from other places

Chamba lies about 38 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Churaru Takarla, about 29 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 Chamba
Tehsil headquarters	Rakkar	28 km
Nearest railway station	Churaru Takarla	29 km
District headquarters	Kangra	38 km
Nearest town	Nangal	42 km

Villages closest to Chamba

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 Chamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamba village had a population of 115. That makes it the 86th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Chamba village has 59 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamba has about 949 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 Chamba is 177043. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamba covers 42.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chamba is Churaru Takarla, about 29 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Chamba is about 38 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamba is in Rakkar tehsil of Kangra district. Rakkar is about 28 km away. Churaru Takarla is about 29 km away. Kangra is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.