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About Chiner Village

Chiner is a mid sized village in Kangan tehsil, in the district of Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 511 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 150.5 hectares hectares.

Chiner Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiner village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Ganderbal
Tehsil Kangan
Area (hectares) 150.5 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 511
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiner compares

By the 2011 count Chiner is the 35th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents. Its 150.5 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Getting to Chiner

Chiner is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chiner as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chiner from other places

Chiner lies about 11 km from Ganderbal, and the nearest railway station is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 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 Chiner
Tehsil headquarters Kangan 4.6 km
District headquarters Ganderbal 11 km
Nearest railway station Srinagar Railway Station 30 km

Villages closest to Chiner

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiner village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 35th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,879 residents.

Chiner village has 511 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiner has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 908.

Chiner covers 150.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chiner falls under Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Chiner is Srinagar Railway Station, about 30 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chiner.

Chiner is about 11 km from Ganderbal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiner is in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district. Kangan is about 4.6 km away. Ganderbal is about 11 km away. Srinagar Railway Station is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Palang (under 2 km), Chater Gul (under 2 km) and Wossan (1.7 km).

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

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