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About Chamoli Village

Chamoli is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12, made up of 5 males and 7 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,400 females per 1000 males. The village covers 94.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Lohaghat
Pincode 262527
Area (hectares) 94.5 hectares
Population 12
Male Population 5
Female Population 7
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,400
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamoli compares

By the 2011 count Chamoli is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 94.5 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Chamoli

Chamoli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chamoli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Chamoli from other places

Chamoli lies about 18 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 30 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 Chamoli
District headquarters Champawat 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Lohaghat 24 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 30 km
Nearest town Haldwani 37 km

Villages closest to Chamoli

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 Chamoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamoli village had a population of 12. 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.

Chamoli village has 5 males and 7 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamoli has about 1400 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Chamoli is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamoli covers 94.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamoli falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamoli is Tanakpur, about 30 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chamoli.

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

Chamoli is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Champawat is about 18 km away. Lohaghat is about 24 km away. Tanakpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamola (under 2 km), Chamroli (under 2 km) and Bood Chaura (2.2 km).

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

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