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About Chamba Village

Chamba is a small village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 79, made up of 47 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 681 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamba village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Darlaghat
Pincode 171102
Area (hectares) 26.38 hectares
Population 79
Male Population 47
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 681
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 Chamba compares

By the 2011 count Chamba is the 132nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 26.38 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Chamba

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

Chamba lies about 31 km from Solan. 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 Chamba
Nearest town Shimla 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Darlaghat 31 km
District headquarters Solan 31 km

Villages closest to Chamba

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 Chamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamba village had a population of 79. That makes it the 132nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Chamba village has 47 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamba has about 681 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

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

Chamba covers 26.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Chamba 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 Chamba.

Chamba is about 31 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamba is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 14 km away. Darlaghat is about 31 km away. Solan is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolka (1.8 km), Chola (3.0 km) and Jathot (3.2 km).

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

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