Chamoli District Population, Uttarakhand - Census India 2011

Chamoli is one of district of Uttarakhand in India. There are 6 Tehsils, 1,246 villages and 6 towns in Chamoli district.

As per the Census India 2011, Chamoli district has 88,964 households, population of 391,605 of which 193,991 are males and 197,614 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 52,161 which is 13.32% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Chamoli district is around 1019 compared to 963 which is average of Uttarakhand state. The literacy rate of Chamoli district is 71.64% out of which 80.1% males are literate and 63.34% females are literate. The total area of Chamoli is 8,030 sq.km with population density of 49 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 84.83% of population lives in Urban area and 15.17% lives in Rural area. There are 20.25% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 3.13% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Chamoli district.

Chamoli Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total391,605100%
Hindu385,81898.52%
Muslim4,3951.12%
Christian4280.11%
Religion not stated4170.11%
Sikh3230.08%
Buddhist1900.05%
Other religions and persuasions230.01%
Jain110%

Chamoli Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)407,990
Number of households14,64674,318
Total Population59,396332,209
Population (%)56.61%51.73%
Male Population33,622160,369
Female Population25,774171,840
Sex Ratio7671072
Literacy (%)81.24%69.93%

List of Tehsils in Chamoli

Check out complete list of all Tehsils of Chamoli district, Uttarakhand
TehsilPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Chamoli99,9821,23081979
Tharali 89,1141,064841094
Gairsain62,4125011251170
Karnaprayag56,0053051841046
Joshimath 48,2024,67710732
Pokhari 35,8902541411116

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Chamoli Population Facts

Number of Households88,964
Population391,605
Male Population193,991 (49.54%)
Female Population197,614 (50.46%)
Children Population52,161
Area8,030 km2
Population density/km249
Sex-ratio1019
Literacy71.64%
Male Literacy80.1%
Female Literacy63.34%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %3.13%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %20.25%

Map of Chamoli, Uttarakhand