About Chhamla Village

Chhamla is a mid sized village in Darlaghat tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 372 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhamla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhamla village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Darlaghat
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	66 hectares
Population	682
Male Population	372
Female Population	310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	833
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhamla compares

By the 2011 count Chhamla is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 194 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Chhamla

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

Chhamla lies about 24 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Koti, about 20 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 Chhamla
Nearest railway station	Koti	20 km
Nearest town	Pinjaur	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Darlaghat	24 km
District headquarters	Solan	24 km

Villages closest to Chhamla

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.

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Common questions about Chhamla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhamla village had a population of 682. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 194 residents.

Chhamla village has 372 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhamla has about 833 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 Chhamla is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhamla covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhamla is Koti, about 20 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 Chhamla.

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

Chhamla is in Darlaghat tehsil of Solan district. Koti is about 20 km away. Pinjaur is about 21 km away. Darlaghat is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.