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About Chamsena Village

Chamsena is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 87, made up of 41 males and 46 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,122 females per 1000 males. The village covers 59.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamsena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamsena village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246161
Area (hectares) 59.04 hectares
Population 87
Male Population 41
Female Population 46
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,122
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 Chamsena compares

By the 2011 count Chamsena is the 167th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 59.04 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Chamsena

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

Chamsena 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 Chamsena
Nearest town Pauri 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 33 km

Villages closest to Chamsena

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamsena village had a population of 87. That makes it the 167th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Chamsena village has 41 males and 46 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamsena has about 1122 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Chamsena is 246161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamsena covers 59.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamsena falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamsena 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 Chamsena.

Chamsena 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.

Chamsena is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 21 km away. Dhoomakot is about 22 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 Mandiyar Gaon (1.9 km), Bakroti (2.2 km) and Badadanda Dhunkapdi (4.5 km).

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

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