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Chaukhal is a village in Srinagar mandal, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand. It has a population of 165 spread across 38 households with a literacy rate of 73.3%. The village has one hospital providing medical facilities to residents.
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- LGD code
- 45501
- Pincode
- 246147
- Post office
- Khirshu
- Population
- 165
- Households
- 38
- Literacy rate
- 73.3%
- Sex ratio
- 941 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 56
- Distance to district centre
- 17 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 17 km
- Distance to Dehradun
- 110 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 233 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kotdwara · 58 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Bhagwati Taliya · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chaukhal compares
By population, Chaukhal ranks #45 of 221 villages in Srinagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.3%
−3.6% vs mandal average
- Chaukhal
- 73.3%
- Srinagar mandal
- 76.9%
- Pauri Garhwal district
- 72.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
941
−102 vs mandal average
- Chaukhal
- 941
- Srinagar mandal
- 1,043
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Chaukhal
- 4.3
- Srinagar mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chaukhal at a glance
Chaukhal is a village of 165 people in 38 households (Census 2011) in Srinagar tehsil, Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand, the 45th-largest of 221 villages in Srinagar tehsil. Literacy is 73%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 77% and the sex ratio is 941 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Pauri Garhwal district centre, 29 km from Sirauli, the nearest town, 58 km from Kotdwara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 246147, served by Khirshu post office; the LGD village code is 45501. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bhagwati Taliya, 2 km away. The village votes in Srinagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat. The population is estimated at 195 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Chaukhal
- LGD code
- 45501
- Pincode
- 246147
- Post office
- Khirshu
- Population (Census 2011)
- 165
- Population (projected 2026)
- 195
- Households
- 38
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 941
- Literacy rate
- 73.3%
- Coordinates
- 29.92801°N, 79.08342°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Garhwal
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Srinagar
- Member of Parliament
- Anil Baluni
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Dhan Singh Rawat
- Block / Mandal
- Srinagar
Getting there
How to reach Chaukhal
Distance to cities · straight line
- Dehradun110 kmcapital
- Delhi233 km
- Kolkata1234 km
- Mumbai1360 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKotdwara58 km
- Bus stopRatkot7 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Bhagwati Taliya2 km
- ATM / bankCanera Bank Rathkhaal Manila24 km
- CollegeUttarakhand University of Horticulture & Forestry17 km
- Police stationRudraprayag Police Station41 km
Nearest to the village
- Health centre
- Government Hospital, Bhagwati Taliya1.6 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
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