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About Kalchunda Village

Kalchunda is a small village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 391, made up of 185 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,114 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246486, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalchunda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalchunda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246486
Area (hectares) 102.48 hectares
Population 391
Male Population 185
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,114
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 Kalchunda compares

By the 2011 count Kalchunda is the 52nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 102.48 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Kalchunda

Kalchunda is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kalchunda 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. The nearest villages by name are Jinagor, Julgar, Jwalagiri Kalyan and Kaflori. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kalchunda

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalchunda village had a population of 391. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Kalchunda village has 185 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalchunda has about 1114 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 Kalchunda is 246486. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalchunda covers 102.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalchunda falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Kalchunda notes the nearest railway station 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 Kalchunda.

Kalchunda is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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