About Chhera Village

Chhera is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 184, made up of 85 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,165 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhera village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Champawat
Tehsil	Lohaghat
Pincode	262527
Area (hectares)	105.83 hectares
Population	184
Male Population	85
Female Population	99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,165
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhera compares

By the 2011 count Chhera is the 131st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 105.83 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 Chhera

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

Chhera lies about 34 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 63 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 Chhera
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Lohaghat	27 km
District headquarters	Champawat	34 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	63 km

Villages closest to Chhera

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.

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Common questions about Chhera

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhera village had a population of 184. That makes it the 131st largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Chhera village has 85 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhera has about 1165 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

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

Chhera covers 105.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhera falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhera is Tanakpur, about 63 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 10+ km distance for Chhera.

Chhera is about 34 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhera is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Pithorāgarh is about 5.0 km away. Lohaghat is about 27 km away. Champawat is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.