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About Chamakari Village

Chamakari is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 295, made up of 155 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamakari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamakari village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 27.19 hectares
Population 295
Male Population 155
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamakari compares

By the 2011 count Chamakari is the 34th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 27.19 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Chamakari

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

Chamakari lies about 5.0 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 5.5 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 Chamakari
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 5.0 km
District headquarters Solan 5.0 km
Nearest railway station Barog 5.5 km

Villages closest to Chamakari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamakari village had a population of 295. That makes it the 34th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Chamakari village has 155 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamakari has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Chamakari is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamakari covers 27.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chamakari falls under Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chamakari is Barog, about 5.5 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 village for Chamakari.

Chamakari is about 5.0 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamakari is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Darlaghat is about 5.0 km away. Solan is about 5.0 km away. Barog is about 5.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kund (2.2 km), Patharangal (2.8 km) and Neori (3.1 km).

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

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