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About Chamun Village

Chamun is a small village in Shimla Rural tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 48 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamun village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Shimla Rural
Pincode 171011
Area (hectares) 26 hectares
Population 94
Male Population 48
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chamun compares

By the 2011 count Chamun is the 253rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 154 residents. Its 26 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Chamun

Chamun is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chamun 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chamun from other places

Chamun lies about 9.6 km from Shimla, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 5.4 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 Chamun
Nearest railway station Jutogh 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Shimla Rural 9.6 km
District headquarters Shimla 9.6 km

Villages closest to Chamun

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.

Common questions about Chamun

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamun village had a population of 94. That makes it the 253rd largest of the 516 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 154 residents.

Chamun village has 48 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamun has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Chamun is 171011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamun covers 26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chamun is Jutogh, about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Chamun is about 9.6 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamun is in Shimla Rural tehsil of Shimla district. Jutogh is about 5.4 km away. Shimla Rural is about 9.6 km away. Shimla is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhamun (under 2 km), Phagera (under 2 km) and Chaog (under 2 km).

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

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