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About Chaura Dhek Village

Chaura Dhek is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 66 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Dhek Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura Dhek village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 34.01 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 66
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaura Dhek compares

By the 2011 count Chaura Dhek is the 177th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 34.01 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Chaura Dhek

Chaura Dhek is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaura Dhek as Available within village. 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 Chaura Dhek from other places

Chaura Dhek lies about 19 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 32 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 Chaura Dhek
District headquarters Champawat 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 23 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 32 km
Nearest town Haldwani 36 km

Villages closest to Chaura Dhek

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Lohaghat 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 Chaura Dhek

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura Dhek village had a population of 123. That makes it the 177th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Chaura Dhek village has 66 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura Dhek has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Chaura Dhek is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura Dhek covers 34.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaura Dhek falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaura Dhek is Tanakpur, about 32 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 <5 km distance for Chaura Dhek.

Chaura Dhek is about 19 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura Dhek is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 19 km away. Lohaghat is about 23 km away. Tanakpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bood Chaura (under 2 km), Chaura Shah (under 2 km) and Ghor Chaura (under 2 km).

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

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