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About Chelkot Village

Chelkot is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 30, made up of 16 males and 14 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chelkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chelkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 59.98 hectares
Population 30
Male Population 16
Female Population 14
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chelkot compares

By the 2011 count Chelkot is the 238th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 59.98 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Chelkot

Chelkot is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chelkot as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chelkot from other places

Chelkot lies about 23 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 31 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 Chelkot
District headquarters Champawat 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 24 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 31 km
Nearest town Almora 32 km

Villages closest to Chelkot

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 Chelkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Chelkot village had a population of 30. That makes it the 238th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Chelkot village has 16 males and 14 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chelkot has about 875 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 Chelkot is 262524. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chelkot covers 59.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chelkot falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chelkot is Kathgodam, about 31 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chelkot.

Chelkot is about 23 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chelkot is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 23 km away. Lohaghat is about 24 km away. Kathgodam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalakot (under 2 km), Kanakot (under 2 km) and Khai Kot Malla (under 2 km).

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

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