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About Chamlekh Village

Chamlekh is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 210, made up of 114 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 78.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262543, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamlekh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamlekh village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262543
Area (hectares) 78.71 hectares
Population 210
Male Population 114
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
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 Chamlekh compares

By the 2011 count Chamlekh is the 123rd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 78.71 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Chamlekh

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

Chamlekh lies about 39 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 97 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 Chamlekh
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 5.9 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 39 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 39 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 97 km

Villages closest to Chamlekh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamlekh village had a population of 210. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Chamlekh village has 114 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamlekh has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

The pincode recorded for Chamlekh is 262543. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamlekh covers 78.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamlekh falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamlekh is Tanakpur, about 97 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 Chamlekh.

Chamlekh is about 39 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamlekh is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Didihat is about 5.9 km away. Pithoragarh is about 39 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chami Garkha (under 2 km), Chami Nadu (under 2 km) and Chami Rautela (under 2 km).

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

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