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About Chaukhamba Village

Chaukhamba is a small village in Lansdowne tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 256, made up of 129 males and 127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukhamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukhamba village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Lansdowne
Pincode 246170
Area (hectares) 58.6 hectares
Population 256
Male Population 129
Female Population 127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Chaukhamba compares

By the 2011 count Chaukhamba is the 68th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 148 residents. Its 58.6 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

Getting to Chaukhamba

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

Chaukhamba lies about 27 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Chaukhamba
Tehsil headquarters Lansdowne 22 km
District headquarters Garhwal 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 34 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 34 km

Villages closest to Chaukhamba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukhamba village had a population of 256. That makes it the 68th largest of the 465 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 148 residents.

Chaukhamba village has 129 males and 127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukhamba has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1243.

The pincode recorded for Chaukhamba is 246170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukhamba covers 58.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaukhamba falls under Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaukhamba is Kotdwara, about 34 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 Chaukhamba.

Chaukhamba is about 27 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukhamba is in Lansdowne tehsil of Garhwal district. Lansdowne is about 22 km away. Garhwal is about 27 km away. Kotdwara is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gauchheda (under 2 km), Gujari (under 2 km) and Barkhet Malla (under 2 km).

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

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