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About Chambi Village

Chambi is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 233, made up of 95 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,453 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chambi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chambi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175040
Area (hectares) 35.59 hectares
Population 233
Male Population 95
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,453
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chambi compares

By the 2011 count Chambi is the 70th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 35.59 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Chambi

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

Chambi lies about 86 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 9.8 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 Chambi
Nearest railway station Salogra 9.8 km
Nearest town Solan 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 24 km
District headquarters Mandi 86 km

Villages closest to Chambi

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

Common questions about Chambi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chambi village had a population of 233. That makes it the 70th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Chambi village has 95 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chambi has about 1453 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Chambi is 175040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chambi covers 35.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chambi falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chambi is Salogra, about 9.8 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 Chambi.

Chambi is about 86 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chambi is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Salogra is about 9.8 km away. Solan is about 13 km away. Dharmpur is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (1.7 km), Dhwali (4.0 km) and Narayan Garh (6.5 km).

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

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