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About Chamrour Village

Chamrour is a small village in Dhar Kalan tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 139, made up of 80 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 738 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145021, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamrour Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamrour village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dhar Kalan
Pincode 145021
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 139
Male Population 80
Female Population 59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 738
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chamrour compares

By the 2011 count Chamrour is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Chamrour

Chamrour is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chamrour as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chamrour from other places

Chamrour lies about 73 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 24 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 Chamrour
Nearest town Chamba 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhar Kalan 21 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 24 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 73 km

Villages closest to Chamrour

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhar Kalan 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 Chamrour

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamrour village had a population of 139. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,807 residents.

Chamrour village has 80 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamrour has about 738 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Chamrour is 145021. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamrour covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamrour falls under Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chamrour is Nurpur Road, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chamrour.

Chamrour is about 73 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamrour is in Dhar Kalan tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Chamba is about 16 km away. Dhar Kalan is about 21 km away. Nurpur Road is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tureti (5.2 km), Dukhan Iyali (7.3 km) and Jalahar (7.3 km).

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

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