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About Chamshu Village

Chamshu is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 58 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamshu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamshu village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171216
Area (hectares) 88 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 58
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamshu compares

By the 2011 count Chamshu is the 97th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 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 971.

Getting to Chamshu

Chamshu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chamshu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Bhanwa, Bholar, Bhorar and Bidiyar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chamshu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamshu village had a population of 117. That makes it the 97th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chamshu village has 58 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamshu has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Chamshu is 171216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamshu covers 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.

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

The census record for Chamshu notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chamshu.

Chamshu is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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