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About Chaphan Village

Chaphan is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 154, made up of 75 males and 79 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 37.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaphan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaphan village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 37.48 hectares
Population 154
Male Population 75
Female Population 79
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
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 Chaphan compares

By the 2011 count Chaphan is the 68th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 37.48 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Chaphan

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

Chaphan lies about 18 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, 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 Chaphan
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 11 km
Nearest town Almora 12 km
District headquarters Nainital 18 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 30 km

Villages closest to Chaphan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kosya Kutauli 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 Chaphan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaphan village had a population of 154. That makes it the 68th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chaphan village has 75 males and 79 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaphan has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Chaphan is 263135. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaphan covers 37.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaphan falls under Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaphan is Kathgodam, 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 Chaphan.

Chaphan is about 18 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaphan is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 11 km away. Almora is about 12 km away. Nainital is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gangarkote (under 2 km), Kamoli (under 2 km) and Suyal Bari (under 2 km).

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

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