About Chandil Village

Chandil is a mid sized village in Tangmarg tehsil, in the district of Baramula, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 929 males and 872 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 193402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandil village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Baramula
Tehsil	Tangmarg
Pincode	193402
Area (hectares)	217.7 hectares
Population	1,801
Male Population	929
Female Population	872
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandil compares

By the 2011 count Chandil is the 12th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents. Its 217.7 hectares work out to about 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Chandil

Chandil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandil as Available within village. 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 Chandil from other places

Chandil lies about 18 km from Baramula, and the nearest railway station is Pattan, about 15 km away. 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 Chandil
Tehsil headquarters	Tangmarg	3.0 km
Nearest railway station	Pattan	15 km
District headquarters	Baramula	18 km
Nearest town	Bāramūla	18 km

Villages closest to Chandil

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

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Common questions about Chandil

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandil village had a population of 1,801. That makes it the 12th largest of the 96 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,025 residents.

Chandil village has 929 males and 872 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandil has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Chandil is 193402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandil covers 217.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandil falls under Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chandil is Pattan, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chandil.

Chandil is about 18 km from Baramula in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandil is in Tangmarg tehsil of Baramula district. Tangmarg is about 3.0 km away. Pattan is about 15 km away. Baramula is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.