About Chamlekh Village

Chamlekh is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 94, made up of 37 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,541 females per 1000 males. The village covers 87.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, 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	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	87.03 hectares
Population	94
Male Population	37
Female Population	57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,541
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 Chamlekh compares

By the 2011 count Chamlekh is the 189th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 87.03 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Chamlekh

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

Chamlekh lies about 16 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 74 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
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	16 km
Nearest town	Pithorāgarh	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	19 km
Nearest railway station	Tanakpur	74 km

Villages closest to Chamlekh

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 Chamlekh

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamlekh village had a population of 94. That makes it the 189th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Chamlekh village has 37 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamlekh has about 1541 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Chamlekh covers 87.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamlekh falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamlekh is Tanakpur, about 74 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 Chamlekh.

Chamlekh is about 16 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 Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Pithoragarh is about 16 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 16 km away. Gangolihat is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.