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About Khar Chaura Village

Khar Chaura is a small village in Gangolihat tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 43, made up of 20 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,150 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262532, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Khar Chaura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Khar Chaura village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Gangolihat
Pincode 262532
Area (hectares) 27.52 hectares
Population 43
Male Population 20
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,150
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 Khar Chaura compares

By the 2011 count Khar Chaura is the 248th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 231 residents. Its 27.52 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1159.

Getting to Khar Chaura

Khar Chaura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Khar Chaura 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 Khar Chaura from other places

Khar Chaura lies about 29 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 64 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 Khar Chaura
Tehsil headquarters Gangolihat 11 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 29 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 29 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 64 km

Villages closest to Khar Chaura

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 Khar Chaura

As per the Census of India 2011, Khar Chaura village had a population of 43. That makes it the 248th largest of the 308 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 231 residents.

Khar Chaura village has 20 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Khar Chaura has about 1150 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1159.

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

Khar Chaura covers 27.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Khar Chaura falls under Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Khar Chaura is Kathgodam, about 64 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 Khar Chaura.

Khar Chaura is about 29 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Khar Chaura is in Gangolihat tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Gangolihat is about 11 km away. Pithoragarh is about 29 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhapna (under 2 km), Guna Kitan (under 2 km) and Anoli (under 2 km).

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

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