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About Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali Village

Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 133 males and 177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,331 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246428
Area (hectares) 72.18 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 133
Female Population 177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,331
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 Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali compares

By the 2011 count Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali is the 77th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 72.18 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali

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

Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali lies about 30 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 80 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 Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 15 km
District headquarters Chamoli 30 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 40 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 80 km

Villages closest to Ghandiyal Lagga 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 Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali village had a population of 310. That makes it the 77th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali village has 133 males and 177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali has about 1331 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1219.

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

Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali covers 72.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali is Kotdwara, about 80 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 Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali.

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

Ghandiyal Lagga Chhapali is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 15 km away. Chamoli is about 30 km away. Srīnagar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agar Laga Gawali (under 2 km), Bhatmwali (under 2 km) and Daliyana (under 2 km).

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

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