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About Chaptari Village

Chaptari is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 374, made up of 198 males and 176 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaptari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaptari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249141
Area (hectares) 126.89 hectares
Population 374
Male Population 198
Female Population 176
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
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 Chaptari compares

By the 2011 count Chaptari is the 62nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 126.89 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chaptari

Chaptari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chaptari 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 Chaptari from other places

Chaptari lies about 39 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 62 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 Chaptari
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 18 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 39 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 46 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 62 km

Villages closest to Chaptari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaptari village had a population of 374. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Chaptari village has 198 males and 176 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaptari has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chaptari is 249141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaptari covers 126.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaptari falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaptari is Dehradun, about 62 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 Chaptari.

Chaptari is about 39 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaptari is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 18 km away. Uttarkashi is about 39 km away. Mussoorie is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jarara (under 2 km), Sunaldi (4.6 km) and Kanda (8.8 km).

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

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