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About Kujasu Village

Kujasu is a small village in Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 486, made up of 205 males and 281 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,371 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246473, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kujasu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kujasu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Pokhari
Pincode 246473
Area (hectares) 144.73 hectares
Population 486
Male Population 205
Female Population 281
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,371
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kujasu compares

By the 2011 count Kujasu is the 23rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 144.73 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Kujasu

Kujasu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kujasu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kujasu from other places

Kujasu lies about 68 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 39 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 Kujasu
Nearest town Pauri 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokhari 33 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 39 km
District headquarters Chamoli 68 km

Villages closest to Kujasu

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 Kujasu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kujasu village had a population of 486. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Kujasu village has 205 males and 281 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kujasu has about 1371 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

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

Kujasu covers 144.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kujasu falls under Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kujasu is Kotdwara, about 39 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 10+ km distance for Kujasu.

Kujasu 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.

Kujasu is in Pokhari tehsil of Chamoli district. Pauri is about 20 km away. Pokhari is about 33 km away. Kotdwara is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lostu Panthari (5.2 km), Mast Gaon (5.3 km) and Rano (5.7 km).

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

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