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About Chamtoli Village

Chamtoli is a small village in Didihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 58, made up of 31 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 871 females per 1000 males. The village covers 99.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamtoli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamtoli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Didihat
Pincode 262552
Area (hectares) 99.96 hectares
Population 58
Male Population 31
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 871
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chamtoli compares

By the 2011 count Chamtoli is the 280th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 207 residents. Its 99.96 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1103.

Getting to Chamtoli

Chamtoli is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chamtoli as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chamtoli from other places

Chamtoli lies about 43 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 64 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 Chamtoli
Nearest town Almora 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Didihat 34 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 43 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 64 km

Villages closest to Chamtoli

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 Chamtoli

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamtoli village had a population of 58. That makes it the 280th largest of the 354 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 207 residents.

Chamtoli village has 31 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamtoli has about 871 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 Chamtoli is 262552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamtoli covers 99.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamtoli falls under Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamtoli is Kathgodam, about 64 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chamtoli.

Chamtoli is about 43 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamtoli is in Didihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 27 km away. Didihat is about 34 km away. Pithoragarh is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamoli (under 2 km), Dhunga (2.4 km) and Tunera (2.9 km).

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

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