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About Gwir Lagga Chausala Village

Gwir Lagga Chausala is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 66, made up of 34 males and 32 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262533, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gwir Lagga Chausala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gwir Lagga Chausala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262533
Area (hectares) 20.78 hectares
Population 66
Male Population 34
Female Population 32
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Gwir Lagga Chausala compares

By the 2011 count Gwir Lagga Chausala is the 184th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 20.78 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

Getting to Gwir Lagga Chausala

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

Gwir Lagga Chausala lies about 31 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 59 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 Gwir Lagga Chausala
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 19 km
Nearest town Almora 27 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 31 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 59 km

Villages closest to Gwir Lagga 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 Gwir Lagga Chausala

As per the Census of India 2011, Gwir Lagga Chausala village had a population of 66. That makes it the 184th largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Gwir Lagga Chausala village has 34 males and 32 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gwir Lagga Chausala has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Gwir Lagga Chausala is 262533. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gwir Lagga Chausala covers 20.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gwir Lagga Chausala falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gwir Lagga Chausala is Kathgodam, about 59 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 Gwir Lagga Chausala.

Gwir Lagga Chausala is about 31 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gwir Lagga Chausala is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 19 km away. Almora is about 27 km away. Pithoragarh is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sala Khet (under 2 km), Pabya (2.6 km) and Khantari (2.9 km).

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

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