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About Chamuhi Village

Chamuhi is a small village in Mukerian tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 499, made up of 251 males and 248 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamuhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamuhi village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Mukerian
Pincode 144224
Area (hectares) 144 hectares
Population 499
Male Population 251
Female Population 248
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamuhi compares

By the 2011 count Chamuhi is the 204th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Chamuhi

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

Chamuhi lies about 35 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Kartoli Punjab, about 7.0 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 Chamuhi
Nearest railway station Kartoli Punjab 7.0 km
Nearest town Talwāra 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Mukerian 27 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 35 km

Villages closest to Chamuhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamuhi village had a population of 499. That makes it the 204th largest of the 295 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Chamuhi village has 251 males and 248 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamuhi has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Chamuhi is 144224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamuhi covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamuhi falls under Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Chamuhi is Kartoli Punjab, about 7.0 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 Chamuhi.

Chamuhi is about 35 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamuhi is in Mukerian tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Kartoli Punjab is about 7.0 km away. Talwāra is about 9.7 km away. Mukerian is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chattarpur (1.8 km), Sukhchainpur (2.0 km) and Kothi (2.1 km).

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

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