About Chhara Village

Chhara is a mid sized village in Kosya Kutauli tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,564, made up of 833 males and 731 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263135, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhara village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Kosya Kutauli
Pincode	263135
Area (hectares)	83.84 hectares
Population	1,564
Male Population	833
Female Population	731
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhara compares

By the 2011 count Chhara is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 83.84 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Chhara

Chhara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhara as Available within village. 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 Chhara from other places

Chhara lies about 12 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 26 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 Chhara
Tehsil headquarters	Kosya Kutauli	3.9 km
District headquarters	Nainital	12 km
Nearest town	Naini Tāl	12 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	26 km

Villages closest to Chhara

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.

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Common questions about Chhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhara village had a population of 1,564. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Chhara village has 833 males and 731 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhara has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1055.

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

Chhara covers 83.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhara is Kathgodam, about 26 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhara.

Chhara is about 12 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhara is in Kosya Kutauli tehsil of Nainital district. Kosya Kutauli is about 3.9 km away. Nainital is about 12 km away. Naini Tāl is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.