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About Churiya Gair Village

Churiya Gair is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 17, made up of 9 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churiya Gair Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churiya Gair village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 4.13 hectares
Population 17
Male Population 9
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Churiya Gair compares

By the 2011 count Churiya Gair is the 288th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 4.13 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Churiya Gair

Churiya Gair is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Churiya Gair as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Churiya Gair from other places

Churiya Gair lies about 33 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 41 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 Churiya Gair
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 24 km
Nearest town Almora 24 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 33 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 41 km

Villages closest to Churiya Gair

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 Churiya Gair

As per the Census of India 2011, Churiya Gair village had a population of 17. That makes it the 288th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Churiya Gair village has 9 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churiya Gair has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Churiya Gair covers 4.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Churiya Gair falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Churiya Gair is Kathgodam, about 41 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Churiya Gair.

Churiya Gair is about 33 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churiya Gair is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 24 km away. Almora is about 24 km away. Pithoragarh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dobal Khet (2.0 km), Sinoli Bhawalta (2.2 km) and Thatholi (2.5 km).

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

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