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About Chaura Kot Village

Chaura Kot is a small village in Poornagiri tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 115 males and 106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 312.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262523, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaura Kot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaura Kot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Champawat
Tehsil Poornagiri
Pincode 262523
Area (hectares) 312.98 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 115
Female Population 106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
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 Chaura Kot compares

By the 2011 count Chaura Kot is the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 707 residents. Its 312.98 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

Getting to Chaura Kot

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

Chaura Kot lies about 14 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 42 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 Chaura Kot
Tehsil headquarters Poornagiri 14 km
District headquarters Champawat 14 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 28 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 42 km

Villages closest to Chaura Kot

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Poornagiri 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 Chaura Kot

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaura Kot village had a population of 221. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 707 residents.

Chaura Kot village has 115 males and 106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaura Kot has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 945.

The pincode recorded for Chaura Kot is 262523. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaura Kot covers 312.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaura Kot falls under Poornagiri tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaura Kot is Tanakpur, about 42 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 Chaura Kot.

Chaura Kot is about 14 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaura Kot is in Poornagiri tehsil of Champawat district. Poornagiri is about 14 km away. Champawat is about 14 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramdev (under 2 km), Jaul (5.0 km) and Dadalohar Julla (5.8 km).

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

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