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About Chambi Village

Chambi is a small village in Junga tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 308, made up of 162 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173217, 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 Shimla
Tehsil Junga
Pincode 173217
Area (hectares) 187.53 hectares
Population 308
Male Population 162
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 901
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chambi compares

By the 2011 count Chambi is the 15th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 230 residents. Its 187.53 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Chambi

Chambi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chambi as Available within <5 km distance. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chambi from other places

Chambi lies about 15 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Salogra, about 9.8 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
Tehsil headquarters Junga 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Salogra 9.8 km
Nearest town Solan 13 km
District headquarters Shimla 15 km

Villages closest to Chambi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Junga 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 308. That makes it the 15th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 230 residents.

Chambi village has 162 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chambi has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Chambi is 173217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chambi covers 187.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chambi falls under Junga tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chambi is Salogra, about 9.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chambi.

Chambi is about 15 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chambi is in Junga tehsil of Shimla district. Junga is about 6.1 km away. Salogra is about 9.8 km away. Solan is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dehra Dohai (under 2 km), Kanena (under 2 km) and Jangal Kamhali (1.6 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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