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About Chamal Gaon Village

Chamal Gaon is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 58 males and 62 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 50.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamal Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamal Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249122
Area (hectares) 50.91 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 58
Female Population 62
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
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 Chamal Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Chamal Gaon is the 201st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 50.91 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1228.

Getting to Chamal Gaon

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

Chamal Gaon lies about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 9.1 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 Chamal Gaon
Nearest town Rishīkesh 8.8 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 27 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 27 km

Villages closest to Chamal Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devprayag 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 Chamal Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamal Gaon village had a population of 120. That makes it the 201st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Chamal Gaon village has 58 males and 62 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamal Gaon has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Chamal Gaon is 249122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamal Gaon covers 50.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chamal Gaon falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamal Gaon is Rishikesh, about 9.1 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 Chamal Gaon.

Chamal Gaon is about 27 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamal Gaon is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 8.8 km away. Rishikesh is about 9.1 km away. Devprayag is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adaili (under 2 km), Danda (2.2 km) and Jiyal Danda (2.2 km).

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

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