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About Chamb Village

Chamb is a mid sized village in Zira tehsil, in the district of Firozpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 539 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 803 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142044, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamb Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamb village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Firozpur
Tehsil Zira
Pincode 142044
Area (hectares) 291.92 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 539
Female Population 433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 803
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chamb compares

By the 2011 count Chamb is the 82nd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 291.92 hectares work out to about 3.3 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 919.

Getting to Chamb

Chamb is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chamb 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chamb from other places

Chamb lies about 42 km from Firozpur, and the nearest railway station is Jogiwala, about 5.6 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 Chamb
Nearest railway station Jogiwala 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Zira 10 km
District headquarters Firozpur 42 km

Villages closest to Chamb

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamb village had a population of 972. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 204 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Chamb village has 539 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamb has about 803 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Chamb is 142044. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamb covers 291.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamb falls under Zira tehsil of Firozpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chamb is Jogiwala, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Chamb.

Chamb is about 42 km from Firozpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamb is in Zira tehsil of Firozpur district. Jogiwala is about 5.6 km away. Zira is about 10 km away. Firozpur is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Machhian (1.6 km), Pir Mohamad (1.8 km) and Shianpari (2.2 km).

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

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