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Chauna

Ranikhet mandal
Pincode 263645
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LGD code
52534
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population
368
Households
76
Literacy rate
67.4%
Sex ratio
1503 ♀/1000♂
Workers
266
Distance to district centre
6 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Dehradun
147 km
Distance to Delhi
244 km
Nearest railway station
Ramnagar · 44 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Ashgoli Governnment Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chauna compares

By population, Chauna ranks #67 of 307 villages in Ranikhet mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.4%
−5.2% vs mandal average
Chauna
67.4%
Ranikhet mandal
72.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,503
+382 vs mandal average
Chauna
1,503
Ranikhet mandal
1,121
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
Chauna
4.8
Ranikhet mandal
4.6

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

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Chauna at a glance

Chauna is a village of 368 people in 76 households (Census 2011) in Ranikhet tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 67th-largest of 307 villages in Ranikhet tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 73% and the sex ratio is 1,503 women per 1,000 men. It lies 6 km from the Almora district centre, 4 km from Basera, the nearest town, 44 km from Ramnagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263645, served by Ranikhet Kutchery post office; the LGD village code is 52534. The nearest hospital or health centre is Ashgoli Governnment Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Ranikhet assembly constituency, represented by MLA Pramod Nainwal. The population is estimated at 434 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Chauna

LGD code
52534
Pincode
263645
Post office
Ranikhet Kutchery
Population (Census 2011)
368
Population (projected 2026)
434
Households
76
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1503
Literacy rate
67.4%
Coordinates
29.70774°N, 79.38646°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranikhet
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Pramod Nainwal
Block / Mandal
Ranikhet
Getting there

How to reach Chauna

Mandal centre
Ranikhet · ≈ 4.6 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 5.8 km
≈ 12 min by car · 14 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 17,031 people
Basera · ≈ 3.8 km
≈ 8 min by car · 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun147 kmcapital
  • Delhi244 km
  • Kolkata1196 km
  • Mumbai1353 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRamnagar44 km
  • Bus stopK.M.O.U. Station Ranikhet8 km
  • Hospital / PHCAshgoli Governnment Hospital3 km
  • ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila18 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil8 km
  • CollegeKumaun University (Admin Block)36 km
  • Police stationMallital Police Station36 km
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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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