Chamoli

Chamoli is a district in the Uttarakhand State of India. Total area of Chamoli is 8,030 km² including 7,990.47 km² rural area and 39.53 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Chamoli has a population of 3,91,605 peoples, out of which urban population is 59,396 while rural population is 3,32,209. Chamoli has a sex ratio of approximately 1018 females for every 1,000 males. The district has a population density of 49 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 88,964 houses in the district, including 14,646 urban houses and 74,318 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 1,170 villages in chamoli district.

The Chamoli district is further divided in to Tehsils / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Joshimath is the largest tehsil in chamoli district by area while Chamoli is the largest tehsil by population. Pokhari is the smallest tehsil in chamoli district by both area and population. There are 6 tehsils in Chamoli district. Here is the list of all Chamoli Tehsils / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.

List of CD Blocks / Tehsils in Chamoli District

Population of Chamoli District

Households in Chamoli District