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About Pang Chak Lata Village

Pang Chak Lata is a small village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 125, made up of 52 males and 73 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,404 females per 1000 males. The village covers 42.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246483, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pang Chak Lata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pang Chak Lata village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Joshimath
Pincode 246483
Area (hectares) 42.68 hectares
Population 125
Male Population 52
Female Population 73
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,404
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pang Chak Lata compares

By the 2011 count Pang Chak Lata is the 62nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 42.68 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Pang Chak Lata

Pang Chak Lata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pang Chak Lata as Available within 5 - 10 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 Pang Chak Lata from other places

Pang Chak Lata lies about 37 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 135 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 Pang Chak Lata
Tehsil headquarters Joshimath 15 km
District headquarters Chamoli 37 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 94 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 135 km

Villages closest to Pang Chak Lata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Joshimath 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 Pang Chak Lata

As per the Census of India 2011, Pang Chak Lata village had a population of 125. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Pang Chak Lata village has 52 males and 73 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pang Chak Lata has about 1404 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Pang Chak Lata is 246483. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pang Chak Lata covers 42.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pang Chak Lata falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Pang Chak Lata is Ramnagar, about 135 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Pang Chak Lata.

Pang Chak Lata is about 37 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pang Chak Lata is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 15 km away. Chamoli is about 37 km away. Srīnagar is about 94 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jugaju Chak Lata (under 2 km), Lata (under 2 km) and Raini Chak Lata (2.0 km).

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

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