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About Chameli Village

Chameli is a small village in Satpuli tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 41, made up of 15 males and 26 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,733 females per 1000 males. The village covers 29.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chameli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chameli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Satpuli
Pincode 246172
Area (hectares) 29.75 hectares
Population 41
Male Population 15
Female Population 26
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,733
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 Chameli compares

By the 2011 count Chameli is the 176th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 132 residents. Its 29.75 hectares work out to about 1.4 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 1227.

Getting to Chameli

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

Chameli lies about 16 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Chameli
Tehsil headquarters Satpuli 8.9 km
District headquarters Garhwal 16 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 27 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km

Villages closest to Chameli

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 Chameli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chameli village had a population of 41. That makes it the 176th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 132 residents.

Chameli village has 15 males and 26 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chameli has about 1733 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1227.

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

Chameli covers 29.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chameli falls under Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chameli is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Chameli.

Chameli is about 16 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chameli is in Satpuli tehsil of Garhwal district. Satpuli is about 8.9 km away. Garhwal is about 16 km away. Kotdwāra is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pathol Gaon (under 2 km), Pasta Talla (under 2 km) and Kharkholi (under 2 km).

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

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