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About Charkhilgwar Village

Charkhilgwar is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 47, made up of 20 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,350 females per 1000 males. The village covers 18.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charkhilgwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charkhilgwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246429
Area (hectares) 18.83 hectares
Population 47
Male Population 20
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,350
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charkhilgwar compares

By the 2011 count Charkhilgwar is the 170th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 18.83 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

Getting to Charkhilgwar

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

Charkhilgwar lies about 14 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 94 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 Charkhilgwar
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 5.4 km
District headquarters Chamoli 14 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 47 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 94 km

Villages closest to Charkhilgwar

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 Charkhilgwar

As per the Census of India 2011, Charkhilgwar village had a population of 47. That makes it the 170th largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Charkhilgwar village has 20 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charkhilgwar has about 1350 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1199.

The pincode recorded for Charkhilgwar is 246429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charkhilgwar covers 18.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Charkhilgwar falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Charkhilgwar is Kotdwara, about 94 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 <5 km distance for Charkhilgwar.

Charkhilgwar is about 14 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charkhilgwar is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 5.4 km away. Chamoli is about 14 km away. Srīnagar is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melyagwar (under 2 km), Ovyagwar (under 2 km) and Paduligwar (under 2 km).

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

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