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About Chhamiar Village

Chhamiar is a small village in Mandi tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 189 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhamiar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhamiar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Mandi
Pincode 175027
Area (hectares) 70.07 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 189
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhamiar compares

By the 2011 count Chhamiar is the 195th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 510 residents. Its 70.07 hectares work out to about 5.2 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 1018.

Getting to Chhamiar

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

Chhamiar lies about 21 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Chhamiar
Nearest town Sundarnagar 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandi 21 km
Nearest railway station Summer Hill 49 km

Villages closest to Chhamiar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhamiar village had a population of 366. That makes it the 195th largest of the 356 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 510 residents.

Chhamiar village has 189 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhamiar has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Chhamiar is 175027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhamiar covers 70.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhamiar falls under Mandi tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhamiar is Summer Hill, about 49 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 Chhamiar.

Chhamiar is about 21 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhamiar is in Mandi tehsil of Mandi district. Sundarnagar is about 6.6 km away. Mandi is about 21 km away. Summer Hill is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajwari (under 2 km), Sarogi (1.5 km) and Kotlu (3.5 km).

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

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