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About Dewali Laga Chhenkuda Village

Dewali Laga Chhenkuda is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 199, made up of 79 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,519 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dewali Laga Chhenkuda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dewali Laga Chhenkuda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246455
Area (hectares) 87.68 hectares
Population 199
Male Population 79
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,519
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 Dewali Laga Chhenkuda compares

By the 2011 count Dewali Laga Chhenkuda is the 148th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 87.68 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 Dewali Laga Chhenkuda

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

Dewali Laga Chhenkuda lies about 45 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 Dewali Laga Chhenkuda
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 4.9 km
District headquarters Chamoli 45 km
Nearest town Almora 52 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 86 km

Villages closest to Dewali Laga Chhenkuda

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 Dewali Laga Chhenkuda

As per the Census of India 2011, Dewali Laga Chhenkuda village had a population of 199. That makes it the 148th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Dewali Laga Chhenkuda village has 79 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dewali Laga Chhenkuda has about 1519 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Dewali Laga Chhenkuda is 246455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dewali Laga Chhenkuda covers 87.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Dewali Laga Chhenkuda falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Dewali Laga Chhenkuda 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Dewali Laga Chhenkuda.

Dewali Laga Chhenkuda is about 45 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dewali Laga Chhenkuda is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 4.9 km away. Chamoli is about 45 km away. Almora is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Beradhar (under 2 km), Chhapali (under 2 km) and Ichchholi (under 2 km).

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

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