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About Kamraun Village

Kamraun is a small village in Chirgaon tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 292, made up of 144 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamraun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamraun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Chirgaon
Pincode 171214
Area (hectares) 115 hectares
Population 292
Male Population 144
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamraun compares

By the 2011 count Kamraun is the 65th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 115 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Kamraun

Kamraun is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kamraun as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kamraun from other places

Kamraun lies about 12 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 7.5 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 Kamraun
Nearest railway station Jutogh 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chirgaon 12 km
District headquarters Shimla 12 km

Villages closest to Kamraun

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamraun village had a population of 292. That makes it the 65th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Kamraun village has 144 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamraun has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Kamraun is 171214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamraun covers 115 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamraun falls under Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kamraun is Jutogh, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kamraun.

Kamraun is about 12 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamraun is in Chirgaon tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 7.5 km away. Chirgaon is about 12 km away. Shimla is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bosari (under 2 km), Gaonsari (under 2 km) and Sari (under 2 km).

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

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