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About Chaunthara Village

Chaunthara is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 420, made up of 214 males and 206 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 219155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaunthara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaunthara village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 219155
Area (hectares) 48.5 hectares
Population 420
Male Population 214
Female Population 206
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaunthara compares

By the 2011 count Chaunthara is the 113th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 48.5 hectares work out to about 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Chaunthara

Chaunthara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaunthara as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chaunthara from other places

Chaunthara lies about 55 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 42 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 Chaunthara
Nearest town Pauri 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 29 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 42 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 55 km

Villages closest to Chaunthara

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 Chaunthara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaunthara village had a population of 420. That makes it the 113th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Chaunthara village has 214 males and 206 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaunthara has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Chaunthara is 219155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaunthara covers 48.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Chaunthara is Kotdwara, about 42 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chaunthara.

Chaunthara is about 55 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaunthara is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 17 km away. Ghansali is about 29 km away. Kotdwara is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Satiyala (under 2 km), Chaura (3.0 km) and Paunyara Madhya Thapala Chak (3.3 km).

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

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