Skip to main content

About Chopra Village

Chopra is a small village in Yamkeshwar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 26 males and 43 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,654 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chopra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chopra village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Yamkeshwar
Pincode 246121
Area (hectares) 66.72 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 26
Female Population 43
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,654
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 Chopra compares

By the 2011 count Chopra is the 156th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 171 residents. Its 66.72 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 1206.

Getting to Chopra

Chopra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chopra 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 Chopra from other places

Chopra lies about 19 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 Chopra
Tehsil headquarters Yamkeshwar 8.4 km
District headquarters Garhwal 19 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 21 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 21 km

Villages closest to Chopra

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 Chopra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chopra village had a population of 69. That makes it the 156th largest of the 223 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 171 residents.

Chopra village has 26 males and 43 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chopra has about 1654 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1206.

The pincode recorded for Chopra is 246121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chopra covers 66.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chopra falls under Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chopra 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 Chopra.

Chopra 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.

Chopra is in Yamkeshwar tehsil of Garhwal district. Yamkeshwar is about 8.4 km away. Garhwal is about 19 km away. Kotdwāra 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 Bishi (under 2 km), Kasyali (under 2 km) and Khobra (under 2 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

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