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About Chimari Village

Chimari is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10, made up of 2 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 4,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 17.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chimari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chimari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 17.55 hectares
Population 10
Male Population 2
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 4,000
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 Chimari compares

By the 2011 count Chimari is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 17.55 hectares work out to about 0.6 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 Chimari

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

Chimari lies about 30 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 Chimari
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 13 km
Nearest town Almora 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 30 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 54 km

Villages closest to Chimari

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.

Common questions about Chimari

As per the Census of India 2011, Chimari village had a population of 10. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Chimari village has 2 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chimari has about 4000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

The pincode recorded for Chimari is 262532. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chimari covers 17.55 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.

Chimari falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chimari 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 Chimari.

Chimari is about 30 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chimari is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 13 km away. Almora is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pokhri (1.5 km), Naini (2.5 km) and Bhanyari (3.1 km).

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

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