About Churigar Village

Churigar is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 922, made up of 453 males and 469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churigar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churigar village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Dhari
Pincode	263631
Area (hectares)	230.99 hectares
Population	922
Male Population	453
Female Population	469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Churigar compares

By the 2011 count Churigar is the 25th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 230.99 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Churigar

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

Churigar lies about 101 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 48 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 Churigar
Nearest town	Pauri	5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dhari	18 km
Nearest railway station	Kotdwara	48 km
District headquarters	Nainital	101 km

Villages closest to Churigar

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.

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Common questions about Churigar

As per the Census of India 2011, Churigar village had a population of 922. That makes it the 25th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Churigar village has 453 males and 469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churigar has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Churigar is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churigar covers 230.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Churigar falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Churigar is Kotdwara, about 48 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 Churigar.

Churigar is about 101 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churigar is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Pauri is about 5.6 km away. Dhari is about 18 km away. Kotdwara is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.