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About Cham Gaon Village

Cham Gaon is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 355, made up of 173 males and 182 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 114.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cham Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cham Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246123
Area (hectares) 114.62 hectares
Population 355
Male Population 173
Female Population 182
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cham Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Cham Gaon is the 68th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 114.62 hectares work out to about 3.1 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 Cham Gaon

Cham Gaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Cham Gaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Cham Gaon from other places

Cham Gaon lies about 42 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 54 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 Cham Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 19 km
District headquarters Garhwal 42 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 54 km

Villages closest to Cham Gaon

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 Cham Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Cham Gaon village had a population of 355. That makes it the 68th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Cham Gaon village has 173 males and 182 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cham Gaon has about 1052 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 Cham Gaon is 246123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cham Gaon covers 114.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cham Gaon falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Cham Gaon is Kotdwara, about 54 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Cham Gaon.

Cham Gaon is about 42 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Cham Gaon is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 19 km away. Garhwal is about 42 km away. Kotdwara is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saiji (2.7 km), Matoli (2.8 km) and Chaproli (2.9 km).

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

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