About Chakhbora Village

Chakhbora is a mid sized village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 572 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,126 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakhbora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakhbora village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	360.9 hectares
Population	1,216
Male Population	572
Female Population	644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,126
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 Chakhbora compares

By the 2011 count Chakhbora is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 360.9 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Chakhbora

Chakhbora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chakhbora 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 Chakhbora from other places

Chakhbora lies about 35 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 54 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 Chakhbora
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	18 km
Nearest town	Almora	21 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	35 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	54 km

Villages closest to Chakhbora

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

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Common questions about Chakhbora

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakhbora village had a population of 1,216. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Chakhbora village has 572 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakhbora has about 1126 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Chakhbora covers 360.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakhbora falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chakhbora is Kathgodam, about 54 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 Chakhbora.

Chakhbora is about 35 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakhbora is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 18 km away. Almora is about 21 km away. Pithoragarh is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.