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About Chokighata Village

Chokighata is a small village in Kotdwara tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 98, made up of 53 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 849 females per 1000 males. The village covers 5.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chokighata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chokighata village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Kotdwara
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 5.17 hectares
Population 98
Male Population 53
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 849
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 Chokighata compares

By the 2011 count Chokighata is the 184th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 396 residents. Its 5.17 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

Getting to Chokighata

Chokighata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chokighata 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. The nearest villages by name are Chanda Walla, Chandni, Char and Charekha. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chokighata

As per the Census of India 2011, Chokighata village had a population of 98. That makes it the 184th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 396 residents.

Chokighata village has 53 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chokighata has about 849 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1139.

The pincode recorded for Chokighata is 246149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chokighata covers 5.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chokighata falls under Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Chokighata notes the nearest railway station 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 Chokighata.

Chokighata is in Kotdwara tehsil of Garhwal district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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