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About Tachala Village

Tachala is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 171 males and 156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 912 females per 1000 males. The village covers 120.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246173, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tachala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tachala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246173
Area (hectares) 120.29 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 171
Female Population 156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 912
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tachala compares

By the 2011 count Tachala is the 28th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 120.29 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

Getting to Tachala

Tachala is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Tachala as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Tachala from other places

Tachala lies about 22 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 21 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 Tachala
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 7.9 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 20 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 21 km
District headquarters Garhwal 22 km

Villages closest to Tachala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tachala village had a population of 327. That makes it the 28th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Tachala village has 171 males and 156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tachala has about 912 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Tachala is 246173. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tachala covers 120.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tachala falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tachala is Kotdwara, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Tachala.

Tachala 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.

Tachala is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 7.9 km away. Kotdwāra is about 20 km away. Kotdwara is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandai (2.2 km), Kachunda (2.4 km) and Nisni (3.3 km).

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

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