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About Chamdar Village

Chamdar is a small village in Nihri tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 48 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamdar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamdar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Nihri
Pincode 175031
Area (hectares) 74.88 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 48
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamdar compares

By the 2011 count Chamdar is the 119th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 176 residents. Its 74.88 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 979.

Getting to Chamdar

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

Chamdar lies about 32 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 56 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 Chamdar
Tehsil headquarters Nihri 18 km
District headquarters Mandi 32 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 56 km

Villages closest to Chamdar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamdar village had a population of 98. That makes it the 119th largest of the 197 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 176 residents.

Chamdar village has 48 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamdar has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chamdar is 175031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamdar covers 74.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamdar falls under Nihri tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chamdar is Buffer Stop, about 56 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 Chamdar.

Chamdar is about 32 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamdar is in Nihri tehsil of Mandi district. Nihri is about 18 km away. Mandi is about 32 km away. Buffer Stop is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shegal (5.3 km), Shojha (7.9 km) and D P F Chhotagaraun (8.2 km).

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

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