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About Chameli Village

Chameli is a mid sized village in Narendranagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 260 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,112 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249192, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chameli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chameli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Narendranagar
Pincode 249192
Area (hectares) 125.8 hectares
Population 549
Male Population 260
Female Population 289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,112
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chameli compares

By the 2011 count Chameli is the 30th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 289 residents. Its 125.8 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1109.

Getting to Chameli

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

Chameli lies about 28 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 15 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 Chameli
Nearest town Rishīkesh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Narendranagar 15 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 15 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 28 km

Villages closest to Chameli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chameli village had a population of 549. That makes it the 30th largest of the 244 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 289 residents.

Chameli village has 260 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chameli has about 1112 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1109.

The pincode recorded for Chameli is 249192. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chameli covers 125.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chameli falls under Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chameli is Rishikesh, about 15 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 Chameli.

Chameli is about 28 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chameli is in Narendranagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Rishīkesh is about 14 km away. Narendranagar is about 15 km away. Rishikesh is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhaigala (under 2 km), Gagalasi (under 2 km) and Bairai Gaon (2.6 km).

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

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