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About Chandri Gam Village

Chandri Gam is a mid sized village in Pahalgam tehsil, in the district of Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,107, made up of 561 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.2 hectares hectares.

Chandri Gam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandri Gam village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Anantnag
Tehsil Pahalgam
Area (hectares) 173.2 hectares
Population 1,107
Male Population 561
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandri Gam compares

By the 2011 count Chandri Gam is the 32nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents. Its 173.2 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chandri Gam

Chandri Gam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandri Gam as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chandri Gam from other places

Chandri Gam lies about 16 km from Anantnag. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Chandri Gam
District headquarters Anantnag 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Pahalgam 22 km

Villages closest to Chandri Gam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pahalgam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Chandri Gam

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandri Gam village had a population of 1,107. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,602 residents.

Chandri Gam village has 561 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandri Gam has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Chandri Gam covers 173.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandri Gam falls under Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The census record for Chandri Gam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandri Gam.

Chandri Gam is about 16 km from Anantnag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandri Gam is in Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district. Anantnag is about 16 km away. Pahalgam is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yal (1.7 km), Khai Yar (2.1 km) and Now Gam (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chandri Gam today is likely to be higher.

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