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About Chamaru Village

Chamaru is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 278, made up of 146 males and 132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 62.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamaru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamaru village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171206
Area (hectares) 62.55 hectares
Population 278
Male Population 146
Female Population 132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamaru compares

By the 2011 count Chamaru is the 51st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 62.55 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 971.

Getting to Chamaru

Chamaru is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chamaru as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chamaru from other places

Chamaru lies about 46 km from Shimla. 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 Chamaru
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Chamaru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamaru village had a population of 278. That makes it the 51st largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chamaru village has 146 males and 132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamaru has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chamaru is 171206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamaru covers 62.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamaru falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chamaru notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Chamaru.

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

Chamaru is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paraonthi (under 2 km), Jubbal (under 2 km) and Sirthi (under 2 km).

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

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