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About Chhamb Village

Chhamb is a small village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 114, made up of 47 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,426 females per 1000 males. The village covers 47.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhamb village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Jogindarnagar
Pincode 176120
Area (hectares) 47.66 hectares
Population 114
Male Population 47
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,426
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhamb compares

By the 2011 count Chhamb is the 156th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 47.66 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Chhamb

Chhamb is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhamb as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chhamb from other places

Chhamb lies about 23 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 11 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 Chhamb
Tehsil headquarters Jogindarnagar 11 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 11 km
District headquarters Mandi 23 km

Villages closest to Chhamb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhamb village had a population of 114. That makes it the 156th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Chhamb village has 47 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhamb has about 1426 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Chhamb is 176120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhamb covers 47.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhamb falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhamb is Buffer Stop, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhamb.

Chhamb is about 23 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhamb is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 11 km away. Buffer Stop is about 11 km away. Mandi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samon (under 2 km), Suan (under 2 km) and Chanehr (under 2 km).

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

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