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About Chamali Village

Chamali is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 152, made up of 63 males and 89 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,413 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 88.08 hectares
Population 152
Male Population 63
Female Population 89
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,413
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamali compares

By the 2011 count Chamali is the 90th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 88.08 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Chamali

Chamali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chamali as Available within <5 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 Chamali from other places

Chamali lies about 51 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 64 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 Chamali
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 33 km
Nearest town Pauri 43 km
District headquarters Chamoli 51 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 64 km

Villages closest to Chamali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamali village had a population of 152. That makes it the 90th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Chamali village has 63 males and 89 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamali has about 1413 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Chamali is 246446. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamali covers 88.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamali falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamali is Ramnagar, about 64 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chamali.

Chamali is about 51 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamali is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 33 km away. Pauri is about 43 km away. Chamoli is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matholi (2.2 km), Sundar Gaon (2.6 km) and Baniyas (2.8 km).

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

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