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About Chamola Village

Chamola is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 31 males and 38 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,226 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246124
Area (hectares) 23.97 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 31
Female Population 38
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,226
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamola compares

By the 2011 count Chamola is the 208th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 23.97 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Chamola

Chamola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chamola as Available within <5 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 Chamola from other places

Chamola 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 Chamola
Nearest town Pauri 21 km
District headquarters Garhwal 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 33 km

Villages closest to Chamola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamola village had a population of 69. That makes it the 208th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Chamola village has 31 males and 38 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamola has about 1226 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Chamola is 246124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamola covers 23.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamola falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamola 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 10+ km distance for Chamola.

Chamola 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.

Chamola is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 21 km away. Garhwal is about 22 km away. Kotdwara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lachampur (under 2 km), Ringwarh Gaon (2.2 km) and Mahar Gaun (2.6 km).

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

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