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About Chamog Village

Chamog is a small village in Karsog tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 217, made up of 124 males and 93 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamog Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamog village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Karsog
Pincode 171304
Area (hectares) 58.4 hectares
Population 217
Male Population 124
Female Population 93
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Chamog compares

By the 2011 count Chamog is the 146th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 199 residents. Its 58.4 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Chamog

Chamog is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chamog 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 Chamog from other places

Chamog lies about 46 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Chamog
Tehsil headquarters Karsog under 2 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 30 km
Nearest town Shimla 30 km
District headquarters Mandi 46 km

Villages closest to Chamog

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamog village had a population of 217. That makes it the 146th largest of the 435 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 199 residents.

Chamog village has 124 males and 93 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamog has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Chamog is 171304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamog covers 58.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamog falls under Karsog tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chamog is Summer Hill, about 30 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 Chamog.

Chamog is about 46 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamog is in Karsog tehsil of Mandi district. Karsog is about under 2 km away. Summer Hill is about 30 km away. Shimla is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamraog (under 2 km), Chamoli (under 2 km) and Shergal (under 2 km).

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

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