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About Chamoli Village

Chamoli is a mid sized village in Dhari tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,336, made up of 676 males and 660 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263157, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Dhari
Pincode 263157
Area (hectares) 212 hectares
Population 1,336
Male Population 676
Female Population 660
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamoli compares

By the 2011 count Chamoli is the 10th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 511 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Chamoli

Chamoli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chamoli as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chamoli from other places

Chamoli lies about 95 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Chamoli
Tehsil headquarters Dhari 6.0 km
Nearest town Pauri 25 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km
District headquarters Nainital 95 km

Villages closest to Chamoli

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 Chamoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamoli village had a population of 1,336. That makes it the 10th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 511 residents.

Chamoli village has 676 males and 660 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamoli has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Chamoli is 263157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamoli covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chamoli falls under Dhari tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamoli is Kotdwara, about 27 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chamoli.

Chamoli is about 95 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamoli is in Dhari tehsil of Nainital district. Dhari is about 6.0 km away. Pauri is about 25 km away. Kotdwara is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhari (under 2 km), Thali (1.9 km) and Kotali (3.3 km).

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

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