Chamba

Chamba is a Town and Tehsil in Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh. In India, a tehsil is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Chamba Block (CD) is 00090. Total area of chamba tehsil is 1,012 km² including 1,007.95 km² rural area and 4.33 km² urban area. Chamba tehsil has a population of 1,79,253 peoples, out of which urban population is 19,933 while rural population is 1,59,320. Chamba has a sex ratio of approximately 1009 females for every 1,000 males. Chamba tehsil has a population density of 177 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 35,900 houses in the sub-district, including 4,556 urban houses and 31,344 rural houses.

When it comes to literacy, 63.83% population of chamba tehsil is literate, out of which 72.08% males and 55.65% females are literate. There are about 301 villages in chamba tehsil, which you can browse from chamba tehsil villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.

List of Villages in Chamba Tehsil

Population of Chamba Tehsil

Households in Chamba Tehsil