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About Chamoli Village

Chamoli is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 11 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263641, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263641
Area (hectares) 45.19 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 11
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamoli compares

By the 2011 count Chamoli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 45.19 hectares work out to about 0.4 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 1174.

Getting to Chamoli

Chamoli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chamoli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chamoli from other places

Chamoli lies about 7.5 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 64 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 Chamoli
Tehsil headquarters Garud 7.5 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 7.5 km
Nearest town Almora 27 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 64 km

Villages closest to Chamoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamoli village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Chamoli village has 11 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamoli has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Chamoli is 263641. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamoli covers 45.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamoli falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamoli is Kathgodam, about 64 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chamoli.

Chamoli is about 7.5 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamoli is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 7.5 km away. Bageshwar is about 7.5 km away. Almora 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 Kafaldhunga (2.4 km), Simkhet (4.6 km) and Mantoli (5.7 km).

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

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