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Chora

चोरा
Dwarahat mandal
Pincode 263653
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Ganesh Chaturthi

Chora observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Uttarakhand.

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Temples near Chora

  • Bandeo Temple, Dwarahat · 4.4 km
  • Bandeo Temple · 4.4 km
  • Kacheri group of temples · 4.5 km

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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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LGD code
52689
Pincode
263653
Post office
Dwarahat
Population
57
Households
17
Literacy rate
91.2%
Sex ratio
781 ♀/1000♂
Workers
32
Distance to mandal centre
4 km
Distance to Dehradun
150 km
Distance to Delhi
250 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 49 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Kafra Governnment Hospital · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chora compares

By population, Chora ranks #71 of 90 villages in Dwarahat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
91.2%
+21.0% vs mandal average
Chora
91.2%
Dwarahat mandal
70.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
781
−458 vs mandal average
Chora
781
Dwarahat mandal
1,239
Household size
people per home
3.4
−1.0 vs mandal average
Chora
3.4
Dwarahat mandal
4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chora at a glance

Chora is a village of 57 people in 17 households (Census 2011) in Dwarahat tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 71st-largest of 90 villages in Dwarahat tehsil. Literacy is 91%, 21 points above the tehsil average of 70% and the sex ratio is 781 women per 1,000 men. It lies 2 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 49 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263653, served by Dwarahat post office; the LGD village code is 52689. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kafra Governnment Hospital, 1 km away. The population is estimated at 67 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chora · this village5791%
Chayli · Bagwalipokhar57870%0 km N
Joshaura · Dhari27373%0 km N
Dhaura · Almora85177%0 km N
Syura · Almora10779%0 km N
Chaumu · Almora82267%0 km N
Choura · Almora7179%0 km N

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Key facts — Chora

LGD code
52689
Pincode
263653
Post office
Dwarahat
Population (Census 2011)
57
Population (projected 2026)
67
Households
17
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
781
Literacy rate
91.2%
Coordinates
29.73546°N, 79.43810°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dwarahat
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Block / Mandal
Dwarahat
Getting there

How to reach Chora

Mandal centre
Dwarahat · ≈ 4.0 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 1.8 km
≈ 4 min by car · 4 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun150 kmcapital
  • Delhi250 km
  • Kolkata1194 km
  • Mumbai1358 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar49 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet10 km
  • Hospital / PHCKafra Governnment Hospital1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch17 km
  • Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum9 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College35 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station38 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chora

8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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