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About Chimoli Village

Chimoli is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 38, made up of 18 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 16.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chimoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 16.9 hectares
Population 38
Male Population 18
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
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 Chimoli compares

By the 2011 count Chimoli is the 510th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 16.9 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 1259.

Getting to Chimoli

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

Chimoli lies about 56 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 36 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 Chimoli
Nearest town Tehri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 26 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 36 km
District headquarters Garhwal 56 km

Villages closest to Chimoli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimoli village had a population of 38. That makes it the 510th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Chimoli village has 18 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimoli has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Chimoli is 246001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chimoli covers 16.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chimoli falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chimoli is Rishikesh, about 36 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 Chimoli.

Chimoli is about 56 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chimoli is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 13 km away. Pauri is about 26 km away. Rishikesh is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kismoliya (under 2 km), Kunjetha (under 2 km) and Shri Kot (3.3 km).

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

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