About Chauna Village

Chauna is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 137 males and 165 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,204 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chauna village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Pithoragarh
Tehsil	Gangolihat
Pincode	262522
Area (hectares)	83.09 hectares
Population	302
Male Population	137
Female Population	165
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,204
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 Chauna compares

By the 2011 count Chauna is the 72nd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 83.09 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Chauna

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

Chauna lies about 32 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 49 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 Chauna
Tehsil headquarters	Gangolihat	17 km
Nearest town	Almora	21 km
District headquarters	Pithoragarh	32 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	49 km

Villages closest to Chauna

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 Chauna

As per the Census of India 2011, Chauna village had a population of 302. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Chauna village has 137 males and 165 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chauna has about 1204 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Chauna covers 83.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chauna falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chauna is Kathgodam, about 49 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 Chauna.

Chauna is about 32 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chauna is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 17 km away. Almora is about 21 km away. Pithoragarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.