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About Chhandoli Village

Chhandoli is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 39, made up of 19 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhandoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhandoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 16.22 hectares
Population 39
Male Population 19
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 Chhandoli compares

By the 2011 count Chhandoli is the 115th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 16.22 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1152.

Getting to Chhandoli

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

Chhandoli lies about 68 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 50 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 Chhandoli
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 18 km
Nearest town Pauri 41 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 50 km
District headquarters Chamoli 68 km

Villages closest to Chhandoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhandoli village had a population of 39. That makes it the 115th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chhandoli village has 19 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhandoli has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Chhandoli is 246473. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhandoli covers 16.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhandoli falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhandoli is Kotdwara, about 50 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 Chhandoli.

Chhandoli is about 68 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhandoli is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pokhari is about 18 km away. Pauri is about 41 km away. Kotdwara 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 Kailab (2.0 km), Langali (3.1 km) and Bingar (3.9 km).

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

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