About Chukam Village

Chukam is a small village in Ramnagar tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 444, made up of 217 males and 227 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 244715, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chukam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chukam village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Nainital
Tehsil	Ramnagar
Pincode	244715
Area (hectares)	115.17 hectares
Population	444
Male Population	217
Female Population	227
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
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 Chukam compares

By the 2011 count Chukam is the 60th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 678 residents. Its 115.17 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Chukam

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

Chukam lies about 36 km from Nainital. 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 Chukam
Tehsil headquarters	Ramnagar	16 km
Nearest town	Rāmnagar	16 km
District headquarters	Nainital	36 km

Villages closest to Chukam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chukam village had a population of 444. That makes it the 60th largest of the 146 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 678 residents.

Chukam village has 217 males and 227 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chukam has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Chukam is 244715. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chukam covers 115.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chukam falls under Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Chukam notes the nearest railway station 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 Chukam.

Chukam is about 36 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chukam is in Ramnagar tehsil of Nainital district. Ramnagar is about 16 km away. Rāmnagar is about 16 km away. Nainital is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.