Chaukhutiya Tehsil - Almora, Uttarakhand

Chaukhutiya is an administrative tehsil in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and is a key part of the district's rural administration. Chaukhutiya is the main town for most villages within the tehsil. The nearest railway station is situated at Ramnagar, while the nearest airport is Pithorgarh Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 75.4 km.

The total area of the tehsil is 341 km², including 340.85 km² rural area and 0.00 km² urban area. The sex ratio is approximately 1297 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Chaukhutiya Tehsil

Chaukhutiya Tehsil has a total of 176 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Tehsil, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Adigaon Bangari	Rural	Kotyura Masi
2	Adigaon Fuloli & Chak Adigaon	Rural	Adigram Fuloria
3	Adigaon Kanhodiya	Rural	Adhigram Knoriya
4	Agar	Rural	Gardsiyari
5	Agar Noula	Rural	Gawali
6	Agaramanral	Rural	Aagar Manral
7	Akheti	Rural	Baral Gaon
8	Akhoria	Rural	Akhodiya Naugaon
9	Amdali	Rural	Baies Aokhala
10	Amsiyari	Rural	Aamseyari
11	Aseti	Rural	Aseti
12	Bagari	Rural	Bagari
13	Bagwali Khet	Rural	Bagwali Khet
14	Baies Aokhala	Rural	Baies Aokhala
15	Bairati	Rural	Baerati
16	Bakhli Bisht	Rural	Bakhali
17	Bakhli Tadiyal	Rural	Bakhali
18	Baman Gaon	Rural	Baman Gaon
19	Bamangwali	Rural	Gawali
20	Barlgaon	Rural	Baral Gaon
21	Basaura	Rural	Thapla
22	Bash Kaniya	Rural	Siroli
23	Bashbira	Rural	Basbira
24	Bashrkhet	Rural	Basar Khet
25	Basoli	Rural	Kotyura Masi
26	Betandhar	Rural	Naghad
27	Bhainar	Rural	Baerati
28	Bhalt Gaon	Rural	Bhelt Gaon
29	Bhanotiya	Rural	Bhanotiya
30	Bhatkote	Rural	Bhattkot
31	Bhgoti	Rural	Bhagoti
32	Bijrani	Rural	Bijrani
33	Boharagaon	Rural	Bohara Gaon
34	Boragaon	Rural	Pipal Dhar
35	Brahmdevchauri	Rural	Baies Aokhala
36	Chaleraseem	Rural	Chulaerasem
37	Chandikhet	Urban	Not applicable
38	Chani	Rural	Chani
39	Chhana	Rural	Chana
40	Chhitar	Rural	Chitar
41	Chinoni	Rural	Chinoni
42	Chitalli	Rural	Chitaeli
43	Dang	Rural	Dang
44	Dantola	Rural	Dantola
45	Darhamar	Rural	Baman Gaon
46	Dhanshyari	Rural	Tajpur Talla
47	Dhaulavgarh	Urban	Not applicable
48	Dhaur	Rural	Pan
49	Dhnar	Rural	Dhanan
50	Dhudaliya Mahar	Urban	Not applicable
51	Dhudaliya Manral	Rural	Dhudliya Manral
52	Dhudhaliya Bisht	Urban	Not applicable
53	Dhun	Rural	Dhoun
54	Digot	Urban	Not applicable
55	Dipakote	Rural	Jhuranga
56	Dolri	Urban	Not applicable
57	Dudholi	Rural	Basbira
58	Fali	Rural	Jatuwa
59	Farika	Rural	Fadika
60	Fulai	Urban	Not applicable
61	Gadhan Chaura	Urban	Not applicable
62	Gairarh	Rural	Garad
63	Gajar	Rural	Gajar
64	Ganai	Urban	Not applicable
65	Garhsari	Rural	Gardsiyari
66	Ghugutiyalgaon	Rural	Chinoni
67	Giwali	Rural	Gawali
68	Godi	Rural	Baral Gaon
69	Gogata	Rural	Gogta
70	Golkhal	Rural	Naugaon Badiya
71	Gopalgaon	Rural	Gopal Gaon
72	Gwal Choura	Urban	Not applicable
73	Hat	Rural	Hat
74	Jaintha	Rural	Jaeta
75	Jairam Bakhl	Rural	Kharkatiya
76	Jaitisera	Rural	Aagar Manral
77	Jalali	Rural	Jala
78	Jamarar	Rural	Chitar
79	Jamariya	Rural	Jamdiya
80	Jardhar	Rural	Uodilikhan
81	Jaurashi	Rural	Jala
82	Jaurasi Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
83	Jhla	Rural	Jhala
84	Jhuranga	Rural	Jhuranga
85	Jhurga Katarmal	Rural	Chinoni
86	Jool Chura	Rural	Bhagoti
87	Jukanouli	Rural	Siroli
88	Kabdola	Rural	Kabdola
89	Kabdoli	Rural	Kabdoli
90	Kakarkhet	Rural	Kakad Khet
91	Kala Chauna	Rural	Chauna
92	Kanere	Rural	Kanre
93	Kanhori	Rural	Kanhoni
94	Kanikhola	Rural	Patal Gaon
95	Kanoli Mali	Rural	Kanoli Talli
96	Katarmal	Rural	Bhagoti
97	Khajaurani	Rural	Khaju Rani
98	Khira	Rural	Kheda
99	Khnuli	Rural	Khanuli
100	Khrktaya	Rural	Kharkatiya
101	Khunapani	Rural	Basbira
102	Kiroli Ki Aali	Rural	Chana
103	Kononi Talli	Rural	Kanoli Talli
104	Kothyu	Rural	Gajar
105	Kotura	Rural	Katyura Tal
106	Kotura	Rural	Kotyura Masi
107	Kumkhola	Rural	Reeta Chaura
108	Kwarali Palli	Rural	Quarali
109	Kwarali Walli	Rural	Quarali
110	Kyasar Bairath	Urban	Not applicable
111	Laluri	Rural	Laluri
112	Mahal Chaura	Rural	Mahal Chaura
113	Mahatgaon	Rural	Mahat Gaon
114	Majur Bangari	Rural	Bhagoti
115	Majur Kanauri	Rural	Bhagoti
116	Majur Manral	Rural	Bhagoti
117	Majur Nayak	Rural	Jatuwa
118	Majurjethua	Rural	Jatuwa
119	Malla Mohana	Rural	Mohana
120	Malla Tajpur	Rural	Tajpur Malla
121	Malli Khtiyari	Rural	Khatiyari
122	Malsakhet	Rural	Quarali
123	Maltwani Palli	Rural	Baies Aokhala
124	Maltwani Walli	Rural	Baies Aokhala
125	Maludhar	Rural	Chulaerasem
126	Markuwakhal	Rural	Madku Bhakhal
127	Masi	Rural	Masi
128	Masun	Rural	Seema
129	Nagar	Rural	Naghad
130	Nagarseem	Rural	Bhagoti
131	Naogaon Bariya	Rural	Naugaon Badiya
132	Naugaon	Rural	Naugaon
133	Nyuni	Rural	Nyoni
134	Paili	Rural	Paili
135	Palangbari	Rural	Chulaerasem
136	Pan	Rural	Pan
137	Papoli	Rural	Kanre
138	Patalgaon	Rural	Patal Gaon
139	Peichuni	Rural	Baral Gaon
140	Pepal Dhar	Rural	Pipal Dhar
141	Puniyabagar	Rural	Puniya Bagard
142	Purana Dang & Chak Kujwahal	Rural	Jatuwa
143	Ramanagaon	Rural	Ramangaon
144	Rampur	Rural	Rampur
145	Ritha Chaura	Rural	Reeta Chaura
146	Sabhabaithak	Rural	Bhanotiya
147	Sadi Gaon	Rural	Mahal Chaura
148	Saklikurali	Rural	Chinoni
149	Salaagar	Rural	Kharkatiya
150	Seema	Rural	Seema
151	Seemapani	Rural	Gardsiyari
152	Seera	Rural	Sira
153	Selagarhi	Rural	Baerati
154	Simal Khet	Rural	Simal Khet
155	Sirda	Rural	Thapla
156	Sirda	Rural	Gajar
157	Siroli	Rural	Siroli
158	Someshwar Range	Unmapped	Not applicable
159	Songaon	Rural	Songaon
160	Sungari	Rural	Suengari
161	Sunoli	Rural	Bohara Gaon
162	Surankotura	Rural	Bagwali Khet
163	Surna Rikhari Talli	Rural	Sunarikhari
164	Talai	Rural	Reeta Chaura
165	Talla Tajpur	Rural	Tajpur Talla
166	Talli Khtiyari	Rural	Khatiyari
167	Taraghtall	Rural	Dhanan
168	Tatalgaon	Rural	Tatal Gaon
169	Tedagaon	Rural	Tera Gaon
170	Temata	Rural	Timta
171	Thalbagar	Rural	Siroli
172	Thapla	Rural	Thapla
173	Totanoliya	Rural	Khatiyari
174	Udalikhan	Rural	Uodilikhan
175	Uledi	Rural	Ulaini
176	Uncha Wahan	Rural	Uocha Wahan

Population of Chaukhutiya Tehsil

As per the Census 2011, Chaukhutiya Tehsil has a total population of 46,051 people, consisting of 20,047 males and 26,004 females. There are 10,832 households in the tehsil with an average population density of 135 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	46,051	46,051	0
Male Population	20,047	20,047	0
Female Population	26,004	26,004	0
Total Households	10,832	10,832	0
Population Density	135 / km²	135 / km²	0 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the tehsil has 32,377 literate people and 5,939 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 8,971 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 42 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

Category	Total	Rural
Child Population (Age 0–6)	5,939	5,939
Literate Population	32,377	32,377
Illiterate Population	13,674	13,674
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	8,971	8,971
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	42	42

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Tehsil Overview
Tehsil (Hindi)	Chaukhutiya (चौखुटिया*)
District	Almora
State / UT	Uttarakhand
Railway Station	Ramnagar
Total Area	341 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	1297
Total Population (2011)	46,051
Density	135/km²
Total Villages	176

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