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About Choli Village

Choli is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 65 males and 80 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,231 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262522, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Choli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Choli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262522
Area (hectares) 34.57 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 65
Female Population 80
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,231
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 Choli compares

By the 2011 count Choli is the 151st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 34.57 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 Choli

Choli is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Choli 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 Choli from other places

Choli lies about 49 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 36 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 Choli
Nearest town Almora 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 34 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 36 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 49 km

Villages closest to Choli

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 Choli

As per the Census of India 2011, Choli village had a population of 145. That makes it the 151st largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Choli village has 65 males and 80 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Choli has about 1231 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Choli covers 34.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Choli falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Choli is Kathgodam, about 36 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 Choli.

Choli is about 49 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Choli is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Almora is about 6.5 km away. Gangolihat is about 34 km away. Kathgodam is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhunar (4.0 km), Suwal (4.1 km) and Hat (4.2 km).

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

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