Chamba District

Himachal Pradesh

Chamba district is one of the districts of Himachal Pradesh. Its administrative headquarters is at Chamba. It covers 6,528 sq km and had a population of 5,19,080 at the 2011 census, a density of 80 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 5 assembly segments.

District Headquarters
Chamba
Area
6,528 sq km
Population
5.19 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
80 /km²
Literacy Rate
72.17%
Sex Ratio
986
per 1,000 males
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Chamba District Overview

Census 2011

Key demographic and social figures for Chamba district.

Total Population
5.19 Lakh
Male Population
2.61 Lakh
Female Population
2.58 Lakh
Rural Population
4.82 Lakh
Urban Population
36,980
Scheduled Caste
1.12 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
1.35 Lakh
Literacy Rate
72.17%
Population Density
80 /km²
Sex Ratio
986
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 82.59%Female literacy 61.67%

District Administration

Administrative structure of Chamba district.

7
Tehsils
7
Blocks
50
Nyay Panchayats
283
Gram Panchayats
1,590
Villages
Headquarters
Chamba
Languages
Chambeali, Gaddi, Hindi
Census Year
2011
Coordinates
32.55° N, 76.13° E

Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Chamba

(1)

A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.

Kangra

Constituency No. 1 · General
Partial
Rajeev Bharadwaj
Rajeev Bharadwaj
Bharatiya Janata Party
Member of Parliament
Assembly segments in this district
  • Churah
  • Bharmour
  • Chamba
  • Dalhousie
  • Bhattiyat
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Assembly Constituencies Covering Chamba

(5)

Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.

Churah
No. 1 · Kangra
HR
Hans Raj
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Bharmour
No. 2 · Kangra
JR
Janak Raj
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Chamba
No. 3 · Kangra
NN
Neeraj Nayar
Indian National Congress
MLA
Dalhousie
No. 4 · Kangra
DT
D. S. Thakur
Bharatiya Janata Party
MLA
Bhattiyat
No. 5 · Kangra
KP
Kuldeep Singh Pathania
Indian National Congress
MLA

Your Representatives from Chamba

(6)

Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Chamba district.

  • Rajeev Bharadwaj
    Rajeev Bharadwaj
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MP
    Kangra · No. 1
  • HR
    Hans Raj
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Churah · No. 1
  • JR
    Janak Raj
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Bharmour · No. 2
  • NN
    Neeraj Nayar
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Chamba · No. 3
  • DT
    D. S. Thakur
    Bharatiya Janata Party
    MLA
    Dalhousie · No. 4
  • KP
    Kuldeep Singh Pathania
    Indian National Congress
    MLA
    Bhattiyat · No. 5

Election History

Lok Sabha

Kangra · No. 1

  1. 202418th Lok SabhaBJPRajeev Bharadwaj
    Votes 6,32,793Vote share 61.03%Margin 2,51,895
    1. 1. Rajeev Bharadwaj · BJP6,32,793 (61.03%)
    2. 2. Anand Sharma · INC3,80,898 (36.74%)
    3. 3. Dr. Kehar Singh · Independent6,120 (0.59%)

Political Geography

Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.

Himachal Pradesh
State
Chamba
District
1 Lok Sabha
No. 1
5 Assembly
No. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

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Chamba District at a Glance

State
Himachal Pradesh
Headquarters
Chamba
Area
6,528 sq km
Population
5.19 Lakh
Population density
80 per km²
Sex ratio
986 per 1,000 males
Literacy rate
72.17%
Languages
Chambeali, Gaddi, Hindi
Tehsils
7
Blocks
7
Gram panchayats
283
Villages
1,590
Lok Sabha seats
1
Assembly segments
5
Census year
2011
Sources & data
  • Census of India (2011)
  • Election Commission of India
  • Government of Himachal Pradesh
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.
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