About Chorda Village

Chorda is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 218 males and 226 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chorda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chorda village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Gairsain
Pincode	246440
Area (hectares)	74.34 hectares
Population	444
Male Population	218
Female Population	226
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,037
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 Chorda compares

By the 2011 count Chorda is the 38th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 74.34 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Chorda

Chorda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chorda 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 Chorda from other places

Chorda lies about 45 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 Chorda
Tehsil headquarters	Gairsain	25 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	45 km
Nearest town	Almora	51 km
Nearest railway station	Ramnagar	84 km

Villages closest to Chorda

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.

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Common questions about Chorda

As per the Census of India 2011, Chorda village had a population of 444. That makes it the 38th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Chorda village has 218 males and 226 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chorda has about 1037 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 Chorda is 246440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chorda covers 74.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chorda falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chorda 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 Chorda.

Chorda is about 45 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chorda is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 25 km away. Chamoli is about 45 km away. Almora is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.