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About Chhapali Village

Chhapali is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 54 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhapali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246428
Area (hectares) 63.28 hectares
Population 111
Male Population 54
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhapali compares

By the 2011 count Chhapali is the 158th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 63.28 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Chhapali

Chhapali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chhapali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chhapali from other places

Chhapali lies about 35 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 84 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 Chhapali
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 14 km
District headquarters Chamoli 35 km
Nearest town Almora 60 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 84 km

Villages closest to Chhapali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhapali village had a population of 111. That makes it the 158th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Chhapali village has 54 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhapali has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Chhapali is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhapali covers 63.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhapali falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhapali is Ramnagar, about 84 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhapali.

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

Chhapali is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 14 km away. Chamoli is about 35 km away. Almora is about 60 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Devpuri (under 2 km), Bhanot Gwar (3.7 km) and Giwar (3.7 km).

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

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