Skip to main content

About Chhamrol Village

Chhamrol is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 37 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhamrol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhamrol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 46 hectares
Population 72
Male Population 37
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhamrol compares

By the 2011 count Chhamrol is the 187th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 46 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Chhamrol

Chhamrol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhamrol 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhamrol from other places

Chhamrol lies about 44 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jutogh, about 26 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 Chhamrol
Tehsil headquarters Arki 15 km
Nearest railway station Jutogh 26 km
Nearest town Sundarnagar 28 km
District headquarters Solan 44 km

Villages closest to Chhamrol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhamrol village had a population of 72. That makes it the 187th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Chhamrol village has 37 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhamrol has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Chhamrol is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhamrol covers 46 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.

Chhamrol falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chhamrol is Jutogh, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Chhamrol is about 44 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhamrol is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Arki is about 15 km away. Jutogh is about 26 km away. Sundarnagar is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khali (2.1 km), Changar (2.9 km) and Jablu (3.4 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All