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Chil

Bhanoli mandal
Pincode 263622
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LGD code
53690
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population
457
Households
90
Literacy rate
61.1%
Sex ratio
1296 ♀/1000♂
Workers
239
Distance to district centre
39 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
188 km
Distance to Delhi
278 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 48 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Naini · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chil compares

By population, Chil ranks #26 of 195 villages in Bhanoli mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.1%
−0.9% vs mandal average
Chil
61.1%
Bhanoli mandal
62.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,296
+153 vs mandal average
Chil
1,296
Bhanoli mandal
1,143
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.3 vs mandal average
Chil
5.1
Bhanoli mandal
4.8

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

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Chil at a glance

Chil is a village of 457 people in 90 households (Census 2011) in Bhanoli tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 26th-largest of 195 villages in Bhanoli tehsil. Literacy is 61%, about the same as the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,296 women per 1,000 men. It lies 39 km from the Almora district centre, 39 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 48 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263622, served by Dania post office; the LGD village code is 53690. The nearest hospital or health centre is Naini, 11 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari. The population is estimated at 539 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Chil

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chil · this village45761%
Kola · Bhanoli24971%0 km N
Thirola · Bhanoli4048%0 km N
Khola · Bhanoli1,18066%0 km N
Khuna · Bhanoli11257%0 km N
Khanyari · Bhanoli3876%0.6 km N
Dhaspar · Bhanoli20469%0.6 km N

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Key facts — Chil

LGD code
53690
Pincode
263622
Post office
Dania
Population (Census 2011)
457
Population (projected 2026)
539
Households
90
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1296
Literacy rate
61.1%
Coordinates
29.63245°N, 79.81990°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Almora
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoj Tewari
Block / Mandal
Bhanoli
Getting there

How to reach Chil

Mandal centre
Bhanoli · ≈ 2.7 km
≈ 6 min by car · 7 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 19 min by car · 1 h 34 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 19 min by car · 1 h 34 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun188 kmcapital
  • Delhi278 km
  • Kolkata1159 km
  • Mumbai1367 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam48 km
  • Bus stopJeep Stop16 km
  • Hospital / PHCNaini11 km
  • ATM / bankHDFC Bank22 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil16 km
  • CollegeGovernment Degree College, Kanda21 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal40 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chil

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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