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About Chamor Village

Chamor is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 22 males and 21 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamor village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 92.58 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 22
Female Population 21
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
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 Chamor compares

By the 2011 count Chamor is the 154th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 92.58 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chamor

Chamor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chamor 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 Chamor from other places

Chamor lies about 31 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 Chamor
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 9.0 km
District headquarters Shimla 31 km

Villages closest to Chamor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamor village had a population of 43. That makes it the 154th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Chamor village has 22 males and 21 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamor has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chamor is 172027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamor covers 92.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamor falls under Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chamor 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 <5 km distance for Chamor.

Chamor is about 31 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamor is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 9.0 km away. Shimla is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banahar (under 2 km), Nanjha (under 2 km) and Bargal (1.6 km).

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

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