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About Chakarera Village

Chakarera is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,133, made up of 478 males and 655 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,370 females per 1000 males. The village covers 218.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakarera Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakarera village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 218.64 hectares
Population 1,133
Male Population 478
Female Population 655
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,370
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakarera compares

By the 2011 count Chakarera is the 14th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 218.64 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Chakarera

Chakarera is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakarera as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chakarera from other places

Chakarera lies about 66 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 27 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 Chakarera
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 25 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 26 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 27 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 66 km

Villages closest to Chakarera

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ghansali 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 Chakarera

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakarera village had a population of 1,133. That makes it the 14th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Chakarera village has 478 males and 655 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakarera has about 1370 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Chakarera is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakarera covers 218.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakarera falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chakarera is Kotdwara, about 27 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chakarera.

Chakarera is about 66 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakarera is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Ghansali is about 25 km away. Kotdwāra is about 26 km away. Kotdwara 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 Silyara (1.6 km), Lasi (2.7 km) and Bhald Gaon Urf Amarshar Panura (2.9 km).

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

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