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About Silkhola Laga Ichchholi Village

Silkhola Laga Ichchholi is a mid sized village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,257, made up of 712 males and 545 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 765 females per 1000 males. The village covers 71.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246427, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Silkhola Laga Ichchholi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Silkhola Laga Ichchholi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246427
Area (hectares) 71.93 hectares
Population 1,257
Male Population 712
Female Population 545
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 765
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Silkhola Laga Ichchholi compares

By the 2011 count Silkhola Laga Ichchholi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 71.93 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Silkhola Laga Ichchholi

Silkhola Laga Ichchholi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Silkhola Laga Ichchholi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Silkhola Laga Ichchholi from other places

Silkhola Laga Ichchholi lies about 18 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, 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 Silkhola Laga Ichchholi
District headquarters Chamoli 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 33 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 45 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 90 km

Villages closest to Silkhola Laga Ichchholi

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 Silkhola Laga Ichchholi

As per the Census of India 2011, Silkhola Laga Ichchholi village had a population of 1,257. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Silkhola Laga Ichchholi village has 712 males and 545 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Silkhola Laga Ichchholi has about 765 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Silkhola Laga Ichchholi is 246427. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Silkhola Laga Ichchholi covers 71.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Silkhola Laga Ichchholi falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Silkhola Laga Ichchholi is Kotdwara, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Silkhola Laga Ichchholi.

Silkhola Laga Ichchholi is about 18 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Silkhola Laga Ichchholi is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 18 km away. Tharali is about 33 km away. Srīnagar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dobha (7.6 km), Buwarkot (9.3 km) and Gadhkot (9.3 km).

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

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