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About Chamhech Village

Chamhech is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 80 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamhech Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamhech village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171201
Area (hectares) 60.77 hectares
Population 162
Male Population 80
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
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 Chamhech compares

By the 2011 count Chamhech is the 195th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 60.77 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Chamhech

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

Chamhech lies about 19 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 Chamhech
Tehsil headquarters Theog 3.5 km
District headquarters Shimla 19 km

Villages closest to Chamhech

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.

Common questions about Chamhech

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamhech village had a population of 162. That makes it the 195th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Chamhech village has 80 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamhech has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Chamhech covers 60.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chamhech 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 Chamhech.

Chamhech is about 19 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamhech is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 3.5 km away. Shimla is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawagaon (under 2 km), Jais (under 2 km) and Koti (under 2 km).

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

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