Chaukori | |
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Village | |
 Chaukori | |
  Chaukori Location in Uttarakhand, India Show map of Uttarakhand Chaukori Chaukori (India) Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:29°50′28″N80°01′50″E / 29.84124°N 80.030594°E /29.84124; 80.030594 | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Uttarakhand |
| Division | Kumaon |
| District | Pithoragarh |
| Area | |
• Total | 8.3618 km2 (3.2285 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2,010 m (6,590 ft) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 1,163 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (360/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Hindi Sanskrit |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Vehicle registration | UK 05 |
| Website | uk |
Chaukori is a hill station in thePithoragarh district set among the lofty peaks of the westernHimalayan Range in theKumaon Division ofUttarakhand,India. To its north isTibet and to its south isTerai. TheMahakali River, running along its eastern boundary, forms the Indo-Nepal international border. This place has become a prominent tourist place and from here a wide and picturesque view of Himalayan range can be viewed. The golden yellow colour of sun rays falling on the Himalayan range in the morning time is really worth seeing. There are cottages available here where one can stay and enjoy the serene surroundings. Tourists coming to this place generally also visit the nearby tourist places likePatal Bhuvaneshwar,Kausani,Bageshwar andAlmora.
Chaukori is located inBerinag Tehsil ofPithoragarh district inUttarakhand,India.[3] It is situated 10km away from sub-district headquarterBerinag[4] and 86km away from district headquarterPithoragarh.[1] Chaukori's elevation is 2010 m with spectacular panoramic views of the snowy peaks ofNanda Devi,Nanda Kot and thePanchchuli group.
Chaukori is a medium size village located inBerinag of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand with total 248 families residing. Total population of Chaukori is 1163 out of which 672 are males while 491 are females as per Population Census 2011.[3][5] In Chaukori, population of children with age 0-6 is 190 which makes up 16.34 % of total population.[3] Average Sex Ratio of Chaukori is 731[5] which is lower than Uttarakhand state average of 963.[3] Child Sex Ratio for Chaukori as per census is 624,[5] lower than Uttarakhand average of 890.[3] Chaukori has lower literacy rate as compared to Uttarakhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Chaukori was 76.36 %[5] compared to 78.82 % of Uttarakhand.[3] In Chaukori, Male literacy stands at 87.03 % while female literacy rate was 62.20 %.[3] In Chaukori, most of the villagers are fromSchedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 38.95 %[5] while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.77 % of total population in Chaukori.[3] In Chaukori, out of total population, 354 were engaged in work activities.[3] 74.58 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.42 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months.[3] Of 354 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.[3] As perconstitution of India andPanchyati Raaj Act, Chaukori is administrated by a Sarpanch who is an elected representative of the village.[3]
Gangolihat, 35 km away, is an important religious centre with the Hat-Kalika temple. Also in the general area are the following temples:[6]
Chaukori is well connected with Motorable roads to major destinations inKumaon. The Udiari Bend in Chaukori marks the intersection of roads coming fromKanda-Bageshwar, Seraghat-Almora and Thal-Munsiari. Seraghat is a tri-junction which is connecting to Naini through separate road viaDhankhet, Salla Bhatkot, Nali, Kunj Kimola etc village panchayat. SharedTaxis, locally called Jeeps are the mostly preferred for short distance Transport. Jeeps ply from Chaukori to the nearby towns ofBerinag,Kanda and Thal. Buses are mostly used for Interstate Transport. Bus services are provided by the state owned 'Uttarakhand Transport Corporation' and the privately owned 'K.M.O.U bus Services'. Buses connect Chaukori with the cities ofBageshwar,Pithoragarh,Almora,Dharchula andDelhi. Distance from other cities and towns are listed below.[7]
The closest railhead is 198 km atKathgodam.
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