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About Chamrara Village

Chamrara is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 86, made up of 37 males and 49 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,324 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249300, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chamrara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chamrara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249300
Area (hectares) 43.44 hectares
Population 86
Male Population 37
Female Population 49
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,324
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 Chamrara compares

By the 2011 count Chamrara is the 232nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 43.44 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Chamrara

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

Chamrara lies about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, 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 Chamrara
Nearest town Mussoorie 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 25 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 36 km

Villages closest to Chamrara

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 Chamrara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chamrara village had a population of 86. That makes it the 232nd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Chamrara village has 37 males and 49 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chamrara has about 1324 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Chamrara is 249300. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chamrara covers 43.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chamrara falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chamrara is Dehradun, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chamrara.

Chamrara is about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chamrara is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 23 km away. Devprayag is about 25 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Laluri (under 2 km), Simswara Malla (3.6 km) and Birakot (6.0 km).

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

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