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About Churerna Village

Churerna is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 69, made up of 34 males and 35 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churerna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churerna village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 30.1 hectares
Population 69
Male Population 34
Female Population 35
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
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 Churerna compares

By the 2011 count Churerna is the 255th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 30.1 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 1240.

Getting to Churerna

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

Churerna lies about 61 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 44 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 Churerna
Nearest town Pauri 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 34 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 44 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 61 km

Villages closest to Churerna

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 Churerna

As per the Census of India 2011, Churerna village had a population of 69. That makes it the 255th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Churerna village has 34 males and 35 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churerna has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

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

Churerna covers 30.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Churerna is Kotdwara, about 44 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 Churerna.

Churerna is about 61 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churerna is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pauri is about 22 km away. Ghansali is about 34 km away. Kotdwara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatwara (2.2 km), Chaura (4.6 km) and Satiyala (5.7 km).

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

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