About Chamalwas Village

Chamalwas is one of the larger villages in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,025, made up of 4,077 males and 3,948 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1899.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamalwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamalwas village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Tehsil	Banihal
Pincode	182146
Area (hectares)	1899.6 hectares
Population	8,025
Male Population	4,077
Female Population	3,948
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamalwas compares

By the 2011 count Chamalwas is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 1899.6 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Chamalwas

Chamalwas is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chamalwas as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chamalwas from other places

Chamalwas lies about 16 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Khari, about 6.4 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 Chamalwas
Tehsil headquarters	Banihal	5.6 km
Nearest railway station	Khari	6.4 km
District headquarters	Ramban	16 km
Nearest town	Dooru Verinag	19 km

Villages closest to Chamalwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamalwas village had a population of 8,025. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Chamalwas village has 4,077 males and 3,948 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamalwas has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Chamalwas is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamalwas covers 1899.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamalwas falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chamalwas is Khari, about 6.4 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chamalwas.

Chamalwas is about 16 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamalwas is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Banihal is about 5.6 km away. Khari is about 6.4 km away. Ramban is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.