About Chahaj Village

Chahaj is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 450, made up of 218 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chahaj Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chahaj village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	281.6 hectares
Population	450
Male Population	218
Female Population	232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,064
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 Chahaj compares

By the 2011 count Chahaj is the 41st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 281.6 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Chahaj

Chahaj is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chahaj 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. The nearest villages by name are Bujyar Bora, Bungli Gunth, Bursum Bari and Busail. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Chahaj

As per the Census of India 2011, Chahaj village had a population of 450. That makes it the 41st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Chahaj village has 218 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chahaj has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Chahaj is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chahaj covers 281.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chahaj falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Chahaj notes the nearest railway station 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 Chahaj.

Chahaj is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.