About Chambal Village

Chambal is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 343, made up of 165 males and 178 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chambal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chambal village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Shimla
Tehsil	Theog
Pincode	171201
Area (hectares)	255.84 hectares
Population	343
Male Population	165
Female Population	178
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,079
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chambal compares

By the 2011 count Chambal is the 47th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 255.84 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chambal

Chambal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chambal as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chambal from other places

Chambal lies about 24 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 Chambal
Tehsil headquarters	Theog	8.8 km
District headquarters	Shimla	24 km

Villages closest to Chambal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chambal village had a population of 343. That makes it the 47th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Chambal village has 165 males and 178 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chambal has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Chambal is 171201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chambal covers 255.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chambal falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Chambal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chambal.

Chambal is about 24 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chambal is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 8.8 km away. Shimla is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.