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About Chamnowu Village

Chamnowu is a small village in Chaubattakhal tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 235, made up of 112 males and 123 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,098 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246162, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamnowu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamnowu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Chaubattakhal
Pincode 246162
Area (hectares) 73.19 hectares
Population 235
Male Population 112
Female Population 123
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,098
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 Chamnowu compares

By the 2011 count Chamnowu is the 45th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 155 residents. Its 73.19 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

Getting to Chamnowu

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

Chamnowu lies about 22 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 33 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 Chamnowu
Tehsil headquarters Chaubattakhal 13 km
Nearest town Pauri 21 km
District headquarters Garhwal 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 33 km

Villages closest to Chamnowu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chaubattakhal 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 Chamnowu

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamnowu village had a population of 235. That makes it the 45th largest of the 242 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 155 residents.

Chamnowu village has 112 males and 123 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamnowu has about 1098 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1266.

The pincode recorded for Chamnowu is 246162. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamnowu covers 73.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamnowu falls under Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamnowu is Kotdwara, about 33 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 Chamnowu.

Chamnowu is about 22 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamnowu is in Chaubattakhal tehsil of Garhwal district. Chaubattakhal is about 13 km away. Pauri is about 21 km away. Garhwal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cham Chota (under 2 km), Chambada (under 2 km) and Chameli Lagga Kandai (under 2 km).

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

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