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About Chambi Village

Chambi is a mid sized village in Sundarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,064, made up of 549 males and 515 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174401, 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 Sundarnagar
Pincode 174401
Area (hectares) 126.45 hectares
Population 1,064
Male Population 549
Female Population 515
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
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 21st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 549 residents. Its 126.45 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

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 6.0 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Buffer Stop, about 38 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
District headquarters Mandi 6.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sundarnagar 14 km
Nearest railway station Buffer Stop 38 km

Villages closest to Chambi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sundarnagar 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 1,064. That makes it the 21st largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 549 residents.

Chambi village has 549 males and 515 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chambi has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Chambi is 174401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chambi covers 126.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chambi is Buffer Stop, about 38 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 6.0 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 Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Mandi is about 6.0 km away. Sundarnagar is about 14 km away. Buffer Stop is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panjolath (under 2 km), Behna (4.1 km) and Ghangal (5.9 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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