About Chamiana Village

Chamiana is a mid sized village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 427 males and 420 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamiana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamiana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Shimla Rural
Pincode	171006
Area (hectares)	139.53 hectares
Population	847
Male Population	427
Female Population	420
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamiana compares

By the 2011 count Chamiana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 139.53 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chamiana

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

Chamiana lies about 3.8 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 Chamiana
Tehsil headquarters	Shimla Rural	3.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	3.8 km

Villages closest to Chamiana

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Shimla Rural 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.

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Common questions about Chamiana

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamiana village had a population of 847. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chamiana village has 427 males and 420 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamiana has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chamiana is 171006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamiana covers 139.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chamiana falls under Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chamiana 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 Chamiana.

Chamiana is about 3.8 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamiana is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Shimla Rural is about 3.8 km away. Shimla is about 3.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.