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About Kal Chaura Village

Kal Chaura is a mid sized village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 500, made up of 259 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262524, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kal Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kal Chaura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262524
Area (hectares) 194.23 hectares
Population 500
Male Population 259
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kal Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Kal Chaura is the 47th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 194.23 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Kal Chaura

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

Kal 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 Kal 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 Kal 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 Kal Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Kal Chaura village had a population of 500. That makes it the 47th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Kal Chaura village has 259 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kal Chaura has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1057.

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

Kal Chaura covers 194.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kal 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 village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kal Chaura.

Kal 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.

Kal 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 Kal Chaura today is likely to be higher.

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