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About Chacharet Village

Chacharet is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 246, made up of 126 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 35.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262534, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chacharet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chacharet village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262534
Area (hectares) 35.35 hectares
Population 246
Male Population 126
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
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 Chacharet compares

By the 2011 count Chacharet is the 58th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 35.35 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Chacharet

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

Chacharet lies about 32 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 65 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 Chacharet
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 15 km
Nearest town Almora 31 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 32 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 65 km

Villages closest to Chacharet

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 Chacharet

As per the Census of India 2011, Chacharet village had a population of 246. That makes it the 58th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Chacharet village has 126 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chacharet has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Chacharet is 262534. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chacharet covers 35.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chacharet falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chacharet is Kathgodam, about 65 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 Chacharet.

Chacharet 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.

Chacharet is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 15 km away. Almora is about 31 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 Kumalta (under 2 km), Silakhet (under 2 km) and Nayal (2.6 km).

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

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