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About Chahali Village

Chahali is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 61, made up of 30 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,033 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chahali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chahali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 20.43 hectares
Population 61
Male Population 30
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,033
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chahali compares

By the 2011 count Chahali is the 229th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 20.43 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Chahali

Chahali is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chahali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chahali from other places

Chahali lies about 22 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 80 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 Chahali
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 21 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 22 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 22 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 80 km

Villages closest to Chahali

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 Chahali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chahali village had a population of 61. That makes it the 229th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Chahali village has 30 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chahali has about 1033 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 Chahali is 262522. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chahali covers 20.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chahali falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chahali is Tanakpur, about 80 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chahali.

Chahali is about 22 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chahali is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 21 km away. Pithoragarh is about 22 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baligaon (under 2 km), Haliya Maliya (under 2 km) and Kaliya Patal (under 2 km).

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

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