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About Chourkhinda Village

Chourkhinda is a mid sized village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 681, made up of 284 males and 397 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,398 females per 1000 males. The village covers 389.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246277, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chourkhinda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chourkhinda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246277
Area (hectares) 389.44 hectares
Population 681
Male Population 284
Female Population 397
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,398
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 Chourkhinda compares

By the 2011 count Chourkhinda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 389.44 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1285.

Getting to Chourkhinda

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

Chourkhinda lies about 36 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 47 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 Chourkhinda
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 16 km
Nearest town Pauri 35 km
District headquarters Garhwal 36 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 47 km

Villages closest to Chourkhinda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chourkhinda village had a population of 681. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Chourkhinda village has 284 males and 397 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chourkhinda has about 1398 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Chourkhinda is 246277. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chourkhinda covers 389.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chourkhinda falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chourkhinda is Kotdwara, about 47 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 Chourkhinda.

Chourkhinda is about 36 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chourkhinda is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 16 km away. Pauri is about 35 km away. Garhwal is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kashani (2.5 km), Lodli (2.7 km) and Kailad (2.8 km).

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

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