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About Chula Village

Chula is a small village in Karnaprayag tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 133 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,105 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246446, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chula village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Karnaprayag
Pincode 246446
Area (hectares) 52.08 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 133
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,105
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 Chula compares

By the 2011 count Chula is the 43rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 184 residents. Its 52.08 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 1199.

Getting to Chula

Chula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chula 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 Chula from other places

Chula lies about 25 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Chula
Tehsil headquarters Karnaprayag 12 km
District headquarters Chamoli 25 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 50 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 90 km

Villages closest to Chula

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 Chula

As per the Census of India 2011, Chula village had a population of 280. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 202 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 184 residents.

Chula village has 133 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chula has about 1105 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1199.

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

Chula covers 52.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chula falls under Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chula is Ramnagar, about 90 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 Chula.

Chula is about 25 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chula is in Karnaprayag tehsil of Chamoli district. Karnaprayag is about 12 km away. Chamoli is about 25 km away. Srīnagar is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chulakot (under 2 km), Dhal Kanchula (under 2 km) and Sauna (under 2 km).

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

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