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- LGD code
- 55044
- Pincode
- 263157
- Post office
- Okhalkanda
- Population
- 1,336
- Households
- 221
- Literacy rate
- 53.4%
- Sex ratio
- 976 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 824
- Distance to district centre
- 28 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 3 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 186 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 257 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kathgodam · 23 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Paharpani · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chamoli compares
By population, Chamoli ranks #4 of 57 villages in Okhalkanda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.4%
−8.4% vs mandal average
- Chamoli
- 53.4%
- Okhalkanda mandal
- 61.8%
- Nainital district
- 73.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
976
Same as the mandal average
- Chamoli
- 976
- Okhalkanda mandal
- 976
Household size
people per home
6.0
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Chamoli
- 6.0
- Okhalkanda mandal
- 5.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chamoli at a glance
Chamoli is a village of 1,336 people in 221 households (Census 2011) in Okhalkanda tehsil, Nainital district, Uttarakhand, the 4th-largest of 57 villages in Okhalkanda tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 976 women per 1,000 men. It lies 28 km from the Nainital district centre, 40 km from Gola Range, the nearest town, 23 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263157, served by Okhalkanda post office; the LGD village code is 55044. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Paharpani, 4 km away. The village votes in Bhimtal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Singh Kaira. The population is estimated at 1,575 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Chamoli
- LGD code
- 55044
- Pincode
- 263157
- Post office
- Okhalkanda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,336
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,575
- Households
- 221
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 976
- Literacy rate
- 53.4%
- Coordinates
- 29.44143°N, 79.67646°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nainital-Udhamsingh Nagar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bhimtal
- Member of Parliament
- Ajay Bhatt
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ram Singh Kaira
- Block / Mandal
- Okhalkanda
Getting there
How to reach Chamoli
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun186 kmcapital
- Delhi257 km
- Kolkata1156 km
- Mumbai1342 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKathgodam23 km
- Bus stopBus Stand17 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Paharpani4 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank15 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil17 km
- CollegeGoverment Inter College, Kathgodam23 km
- Police stationThana Bhimtal16 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Chamoli
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Mukteshwar MahadevTempleTemple4.8 km ↗
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 263157
- BaronOkhalkanda mandal1,737 pop
- Dall KanyaOkhalkanda mandal1,687 pop
- PansyaOkhalkanda mandal1,124 pop
- GalaniOkhalkanda mandal982 pop
- AdhoraOkhalkanda mandal963 pop
- Kala AgarOkhalkanda mandal927 pop
- Okhalkanda MallaOkhalkanda mandal789 pop
- SurangOkhalkanda mandal780 pop
- Okhalkanda TallaOkhalkanda mandal743 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Chamoli
Looking for a different Chamoli? 7 other villages share this name across India. All villages named Chamoli →
- ChamoliRanikhet · Almora, Uttarakhand313 pop
- ChamoliPauri · Pauri Garhwal, Uttarakhand187 pop
- ChamoliThal · Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand39 pop
- ChamoliGarud · Bageshwar, Uttarakhand20 pop
- ChamoliBarakot · Champawat, Uttarakhand12 pop
- ChamoliJoshimath · Chamoli, Uttarakhand0 pop
- ChamoliDwarahat · Almora, Uttarakhand0 pop
Villages near Chamoli
Other villages in Okhalkanda mandal
View all 57+ →- Baron
- Dall Kanya
- Lawardowa
- Gauniyaraw
- Pansya
- Galani
- Adhora
- Kala Agar
- Kakore
- Patrani
- Okhalkanda Malla
- Surang
- Okhalkanda Talla
- Khansyun
- Gargari Talli
- Amjar
- Jhargaon Talla
- Matela
- Kwarala
- Timber
- Gargari Malli
- Tusrar
- Rikhakot
- Kaunta
- Padampur
- Shalore
- Kotali
- Herakhan
- Rekuna
- Hatyari Taal
- Kundal
- Suie
- Suwakot Pokhari
- Bhadrakot
- Bhanpokhara
- Ghargaon Malla
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)