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About Chamjhar Village

Chamjhar is a mid sized village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,318, made up of 680 males and 638 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 781.2 hectares hectares.

Chamjhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamjhar village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 781.2 hectares
Population 1,318
Male Population 680
Female Population 638
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamjhar compares

By the 2011 count Chamjhar is the 90th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 781.2 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 999.

Getting to Chamjhar

Chamjhar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chamjhar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chamjhar from other places

Chamjhar lies about 55 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 4.9 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 Chamjhar
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 4.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 30 km
District headquarters Dhar 55 km

Villages closest to Chamjhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamjhar village had a population of 1,318. That makes it the 90th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Chamjhar village has 680 males and 638 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamjhar has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Chamjhar covers 781.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamjhar falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Chamjhar is Tanda Road, about 4.9 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 <5 km distance for Chamjhar.

Chamjhar is about 55 km from Dhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamjhar is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Tanda Road is about 4.9 km away. Kukshi is about 30 km away. Dhar is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singachori (1.6 km), Paretha (2.3 km) and Bagoli (2.5 km).

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

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