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About Chamola Village

Chamola is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 60 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246444, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246444
Area (hectares) 138.32 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 60
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamola compares

By the 2011 count Chamola is the 108th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 138.32 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Chamola

Chamola is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chamola as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chamola from other places

Chamola lies about 29 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 78 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 Chamola
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 14 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 28 km
District headquarters Chamoli 29 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 78 km

Villages closest to Chamola

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 Chamola

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamola village had a population of 117. That makes it the 108th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Chamola village has 60 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamola has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Chamola is 246444. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamola covers 138.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamola falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamola is Rishikesh, about 78 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 - 10 km distance for Chamola.

Chamola is about 29 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamola is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 14 km away. Srīnagar is about 28 km away. Chamoli is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naugaon (2.7 km), Baratoli (2.9 km) and Dada Dhamdhama (2.9 km).

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

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