Skip to main content

About Chamoli Village

Chamoli is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 187, made up of 79 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,367 females per 1000 males. The village covers 287.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246149
Area (hectares) 287.26 hectares
Population 187
Male Population 79
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,367
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamoli compares

By the 2011 count Chamoli is the 169th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 287.26 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Chamoli

Chamoli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chamoli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chamoli from other places

Chamoli lies about 22 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 33 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 Chamoli
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 21 km
District headquarters Garhwal 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 33 km

Villages closest to Chamoli

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 Chamoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamoli village had a population of 187. That makes it the 169th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Chamoli village has 79 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamoli has about 1367 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1259.

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

Chamoli covers 287.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamoli falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamoli is Kotdwara, about 33 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chamoli.

Chamoli is about 22 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamoli is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 21 km away. Garhwal is about 22 km away. Kotdwara is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamalya Khal (under 2 km), Chamana (under 2 km) and Chami (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.