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About Chamyala Village

Chamyala is a small village in Kumharsain tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 102, made up of 50 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamyala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamyala village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Kumharsain
Pincode 172027
Area (hectares) 63.75 hectares
Population 102
Male Population 50
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamyala compares

By the 2011 count Chamyala is the 129th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 248 residents. Its 63.75 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chamyala

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

Chamyala lies about 29 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 Chamyala
Tehsil headquarters Kumharsain 7.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 29 km

Villages closest to Chamyala

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 Chamyala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamyala village had a population of 102. That makes it the 129th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 248 residents.

Chamyala village has 50 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamyala has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Chamyala covers 63.75 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.

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

The census record for Chamyala 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 village for Chamyala.

Chamyala is about 29 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamyala is in Kumharsain tehsil of Shimla district. Kumharsain is about 7.9 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Reog (under 2 km), Kholwi (under 2 km) and Tramli (under 2 km).

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

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