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About Chaud Village

Chaud is a mid sized village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 649, made up of 287 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,261 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaud Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaud village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 82.11 hectares
Population 649
Male Population 287
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,261
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 Chaud compares

By the 2011 count Chaud is the 28th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 82.11 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Chaud

Chaud is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chaud 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 Chaud from other places

Chaud lies about 41 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 86 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 Chaud
Tehsil headquarters Tharali under 2 km
District headquarters Chamoli 41 km
Nearest town Almora 55 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 86 km

Villages closest to Chaud

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaud village had a population of 649. That makes it the 28th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Chaud village has 287 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaud has about 1261 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Chaud is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaud covers 82.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chaud falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaud is Ramnagar, about 86 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 Chaud.

Chaud is about 41 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaud is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about under 2 km away. Chamoli is about 41 km away. Almora is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaunda (under 2 km), Bhenta (under 2 km) and Kimani (under 2 km).

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

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