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About Chamkot Village

Chamkot is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 28, made up of 16 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 750 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamkot Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamkot village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246001
Area (hectares) 23.61 hectares
Population 28
Male Population 16
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 750
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 Chamkot compares

By the 2011 count Chamkot is the 546th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 23.61 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Chamkot

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

Chamkot lies about 68 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 77 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 Chamkot
Nearest town Srīnagar 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 31 km
District headquarters Garhwal 68 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 77 km

Villages closest to Chamkot

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 Chamkot

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamkot village had a population of 28. That makes it the 546th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Chamkot village has 16 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamkot has about 750 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

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

Chamkot covers 23.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamkot falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamkot is Rishikesh, about 77 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 Chamkot.

Chamkot is about 68 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamkot is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 28 km away. Pauri is about 31 km away. Garhwal is about 68 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khar Kota (under 2 km), Molan (under 2 km) and Urmola (under 2 km).

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

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