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About Ghor Chaura Village

Ghor Chaura is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6, made up of 3 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghor Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghor Chaura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 29.25 hectares
Population 6
Male Population 3
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Ghor Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Ghor Chaura is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 29.25 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Ghor Chaura

Ghor Chaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Ghor Chaura 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 Ghor Chaura from other places

Ghor Chaura 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 Ghor Chaura
District headquarters Champawat 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 23 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 32 km
Nearest town Haldwani 36 km

Villages closest to Ghor Chaura

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 Ghor Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghor Chaura village had a population of 6. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Ghor Chaura village has 3 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghor Chaura has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1057.

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

Ghor Chaura covers 29.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Ghor Chaura 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghor Chaura.

Ghor Chaura 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.

Ghor Chaura 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 Dhek (under 2 km) and Chaura Shah (under 2 km).

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

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