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About Chhuri Village

Chhuri is a small village in Rajgarhi tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 117, made up of 61 males and 56 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249171, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhuri village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Rajgarhi
Pincode 249171
Area (hectares) 77.79 hectares
Population 117
Male Population 61
Female Population 56
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
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 Chhuri compares

By the 2011 count Chhuri is the 145th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 353 residents. Its 77.79 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Chhuri

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

Chhuri lies about 33 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 48 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 Chhuri
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarhi 19 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 32 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 33 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 48 km

Villages closest to Chhuri

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 Chhuri

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhuri village had a population of 117. That makes it the 145th largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 353 residents.

Chhuri village has 61 males and 56 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhuri has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Chhuri is 249171. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhuri covers 77.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhuri falls under Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhuri is Dehradun, about 48 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 Chhuri.

Chhuri is about 33 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhuri is in Rajgarhi tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Rajgarhi is about 19 km away. Mussoorie is about 32 km away. Uttarkashi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tera (under 2 km), Kunwa (1.8 km) and Pamari (2.1 km).

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

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