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About Chausala Village

Chausala is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 390, made up of 191 males and 199 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chausala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chausala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262533
Area (hectares) 91.11 hectares
Population 390
Male Population 191
Female Population 199
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
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 Chausala compares

By the 2011 count Chausala is the 32nd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 91.11 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 Chausala

Chausala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chausala 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 Chausala from other places

Chausala lies about 32 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 47 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 Chausala
Nearest town Almora 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 32 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 47 km

Villages closest to Chausala

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 Chausala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chausala village had a population of 390. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Chausala village has 191 males and 199 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chausala has about 1042 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 Chausala is 262533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chausala covers 91.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chausala falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chausala is Kathgodam, about 47 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 Chausala.

Chausala is about 32 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chausala is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 22 km away. Berinag is about 32 km away. Pithoragarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chankana (3.3 km), Kana Khet (3.3 km) and Singauli (4.2 km).

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

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