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About Baret Chonala Village

Baret Chonala is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 126, made up of 60 males and 66 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Baret Chonala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Baret Chonala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 34.12 hectares
Population 126
Male Population 60
Female Population 66
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Baret Chonala compares

By the 2011 count Baret Chonala is the 124th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 34.12 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Baret Chonala

Baret Chonala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Baret Chonala as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Baret Chonala from other places

Baret Chonala lies about 22 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 79 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 Baret Chonala
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 10 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 79 km

Villages closest to Baret Chonala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Berinag 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 Baret Chonala

As per the Census of India 2011, Baret Chonala village had a population of 126. That makes it the 124th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Baret Chonala village has 60 males and 66 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Baret Chonala has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Baret Chonala is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Baret Chonala covers 34.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Baret Chonala falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Baret Chonala is Tanakpur, about 79 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Baret Chonala.

Baret Chonala is about 22 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Baret Chonala is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 10 km away. Pithoragarh is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baret Baphila (under 2 km), Seli (2.8 km) and Selipakh (2.8 km).

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

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