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About Chamling Village

Chamling is a small village in Spiti tehsil, in the district of Lahul and Spiti, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 2 males and 13 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 6,500 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamling Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamling village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Lahul and Spiti
Tehsil Spiti
Pincode 172117
Area (hectares) 37.19 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 2
Female Population 13
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 6,500
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamling compares

By the 2011 count Chamling is the 63rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 152 residents. Its 37.19 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Chamling

Chamling is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chamling as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Barpa, Chhidang, Chicham Khas and Chichong. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chamling

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamling village had a population of 15. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 152 residents.

Chamling village has 2 males and 13 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamling has about 6500 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Chamling is 172117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamling covers 37.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamling falls under Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chamling notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chamling.

Chamling is in Spiti tehsil of Lahul and Spiti district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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