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About Chauda Village

Chauda is a small village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 63, made up of 31 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kosya Kutauli
Pincode 263135
Area (hectares) 36.84 hectares
Population 63
Male Population 31
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chauda compares

By the 2011 count Chauda is the 90th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 36.84 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Chauda

Chauda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chauda as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chauda from other places

Chauda lies about 21 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 36 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 Chauda
Tehsil headquarters Kosya Kutauli 13 km
Nearest town Almora 16 km
District headquarters Nainital 21 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 36 km

Villages closest to Chauda

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 Chauda

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauda village had a population of 63. That makes it the 90th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chauda village has 31 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauda has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1055.

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

Chauda covers 36.84 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Chauda is Kathgodam, about 36 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 village for Chauda.

Chauda is about 21 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauda is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 13 km away. Almora is about 16 km away. Nainital 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 Dole (3.0 km), Dungrao (3.4 km) and Panaura (3.5 km).

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

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