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About Chaushali Village

Chaushali is a small village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 134, made up of 79 males and 55 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 696 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263132, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaushali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaushali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263132
Area (hectares) 36.85 hectares
Population 134
Male Population 79
Female Population 55
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 696
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 Chaushali compares

By the 2011 count Chaushali is the 128th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 36.85 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chaushali

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

Chaushali lies about 100 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Chaushali
Nearest town Pauri 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 14 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 45 km
District headquarters Nainital 100 km

Villages closest to Chaushali

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaushali village had a population of 134. That makes it the 128th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Chaushali village has 79 males and 55 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaushali has about 696 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Chaushali is 263132. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaushali covers 36.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaushali falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaushali is Kotdwara, about 45 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 Chaushali.

Chaushali is about 100 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaushali is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Pauri is about 7.4 km away. Dhari is about 14 km away. Kotdwara is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dewali (under 2 km), Kafali (under 2 km) and Panyali (under 2 km).

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

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