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Khala

खाला
Chamoli mandal
Pincode 246401
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
kamal singh
Contact: 90****4083
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LGD code
40913
Pincode
246401
Post office
Gopeshwar Collectorate
Population
344
Households
72
Literacy rate
73.3%
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000♂
Workers
143
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
2 km
Distance to Dehradun
112 km
Distance to Delhi
268 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Trauma Centre · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khala compares

By population, Khala ranks #39 of 107 villages in Chamoli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
73.3%
+2.1% vs mandal average
Khala
73.3%
Chamoli mandal
71.2%
Chamoli district
71.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
966
−14 vs mandal average
Khala
966
Chamoli mandal
980
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.2 vs mandal average
Khala
4.8
Chamoli mandal
4.6

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

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Khala at a glance

Khala is a village of 344 people in 72 households (Census 2011) in Chamoli tehsil, Chamoli district, Uttarakhand, the 39th-largest of 107 villages in Chamoli tehsil. Literacy is 73%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 71% and the sex ratio is 966 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Chamoli district centre, 50 km from Sirauli, the nearest town (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246401, served by Gopeshwar Collectorate post office; the LGD village code is 40913. The nearest hospital or health centre is Trauma Centre, 3 km away. The sarpanch is kamal singh. The population is estimated at 406 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Khalla

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khala · this village34473%
Hat · Chamoli30678%0 km N
Kudav · Chamoli34664%0 km N
Nijmola · Chamoli55567%0.8 km W
Sarmola · Pokhari37864%0.8 km W
Kumera · Pokhari22273%1 km NW
Gauhana · Chamoli96561%1.1 km SW

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Key facts — Khala

LGD code
40913
Pincode
246401
Post office
Gopeshwar Collectorate
Population (Census 2011)
344
Population (projected 2026)
406
Households
72
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
966
Literacy rate
73.3%
Coordinates
30.29068°N, 79.20044°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Garhwal
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Karnprayag
Member of Parliament
Anil Baluni
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
kamal singh
Block / Mandal
Chamoli
Getting there

How to reach Khala

Mandal centre
Chamoli · ≈ 2.4 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chamoli · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 42 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,600 people
Sirauli · ≈ 50 km
≈ 1 h 42 min by car · 2 h 1 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun112 kmcapital
  • Delhi268 km
  • Kolkata1252 km
  • Mumbai1400 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Bus stopKalina (soad)13 km
  • Hospital / PHCTrauma Centre3 km
  • ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA17 km
  • Petrol pumpINDIAN OIL FUEL STATION17 km
  • CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry32 km
  • Police stationRudraprayag Police Station21 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Khala

1 Temple 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
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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