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About Chhuriya Village

Chhuriya is a small village in Kapkot tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 125 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263642, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhuriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhuriya village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kapkot
Pincode 263642
Area (hectares) 128.67 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 125
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhuriya compares

By the 2011 count Chhuriya is the 84th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 442 residents. Its 128.67 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

Getting to Chhuriya

Chhuriya is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhuriya as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chhuriya from other places

Chhuriya lies about 30 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 97 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 Chhuriya
Tehsil headquarters Kapkot 15 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 30 km
Nearest town Almora 59 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 97 km

Villages closest to Chhuriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhuriya village had a population of 244. That makes it the 84th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 442 residents.

Chhuriya village has 125 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhuriya has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1098.

The pincode recorded for Chhuriya is 263642. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhuriya covers 128.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhuriya falls under Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhuriya is Kathgodam, about 97 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhuriya.

Chhuriya is about 30 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhuriya is in Kapkot tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kapkot is about 15 km away. Bageshwar is about 30 km away. Almora is about 59 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badiyakot (3.2 km), Sorag (3.4 km) and Dhotigaon (3.9 km).

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

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