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About Chamdal Village

Chamdal is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 47 males and 50 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamdal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamdal village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 52.08 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 47
Female Population 50
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
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 Chamdal compares

By the 2011 count Chamdal is the 106th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 52.08 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

Getting to Chamdal

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

Chamdal lies about 19 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 30 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 Chamdal
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 5.6 km
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Pauri 28 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 30 km

Villages closest to Chamdal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamdal village had a population of 97. That makes it the 106th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Chamdal village has 47 males and 50 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamdal has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1227.

The pincode recorded for Chamdal is 246172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamdal covers 52.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamdal falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamdal is Kotdwara, about 30 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 Chamdal.

Chamdal is about 19 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamdal is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 5.6 km away. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Pauri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gaddai (under 2 km), Bantholi (under 2 km) and Nakdhar (1.7 km).

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

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