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Chauna

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Lamgada mandal
Pincode 263625
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LGD code
53430
Pincode
263625
Post office
Jalna
Population
122
Households
25
Literacy rate
67.2%
Sex ratio
1440 ♀/1000♂
Workers
60
Distance to district centre
24 km
Distance to mandal centre
3 km
Distance to Dehradun
174 km
Distance to Delhi
263 km
Nearest railway station
Kathgodam · 42 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Medical College Hospital, Almora · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chauna compares

By population, Chauna ranks #62 of 104 villages in Lamgada mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.2%
+0.4% vs mandal average
Chauna
67.2%
Lamgada mandal
66.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,440
+401 vs mandal average
Chauna
1,440
Lamgada mandal
1,039
Household size
people per home
4.9
−0.1 vs mandal average
Chauna
4.9
Lamgada mandal
5.0

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

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Chauna at a glance

Chauna is a village of 122 people in 25 households (Census 2011) in Lamgada tehsil, Almora district, Uttarakhand, the 62nd-largest of 104 villages in Lamgada tehsil. Literacy is 67%, about the same as the tehsil average, and the sex ratio is 1,440 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Almora district centre, 24 km from Kafara, the nearest town, 42 km from Kathgodam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 263625, served by Jalna post office; the LGD village code is 53430. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Medical College Hospital, Almora, 3 km away. The village votes in Almora assembly constituency, represented by MLA Manoj Tewari. The population is estimated at 144 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Key facts — Chauna

LGD code
53430
Pincode
263625
Post office
Jalna
Population (Census 2011)
122
Population (projected 2026)
144
Households
25
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1440
Literacy rate
67.2%
Coordinates
29.62952°N, 79.65752°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Almora
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Almora
Member of Parliament
Ajay Tamta
Member of Legislative Assembly
Manoj Tewari
Block / Mandal
Lamgada
Getting there

How to reach Chauna

Mandal centre
Lamgada · ≈ 2.6 km
≈ 5 min by car · 6 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Almora · ≈ 24 km
≈ 50 min by car · 59 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,387 people
Kafara · ≈ 24 km
≈ 49 min by car · 58 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Dehradun174 kmcapital
  • Delhi263 km
  • Kolkata1170 km
  • Mumbai1359 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKathgodam42 km
  • Bus stopJeep Stop3 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Medical College Hospital, Almora3 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India Someswar branch18 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil3 km
  • CollegeGovt Post Graduate College27 km
  • Police stationThana Bhimtal33 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Chauna

7 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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