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About Chhana Village

Chhana is a small village in Kanda tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5, made up of 4 males and 1 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 250 females per 1000 males. The village covers 7.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263631, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Kanda
Pincode 263631
Area (hectares) 7.02 hectares
Population 5
Male Population 4
Female Population 1
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 250
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhana compares

By the 2011 count Chhana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 168 residents. Its 7.02 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1205.

Getting to Chhana

Chhana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chhana from other places

Chhana lies about 86 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 36 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 Chhana
Tehsil headquarters Kanda 11 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 36 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 36 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 86 km

Villages closest to Chhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhana village had a population of 5. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 168 residents.

Chhana village has 4 males and 1 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhana has about 250 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1205.

The pincode recorded for Chhana is 263631. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhana covers 7.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhana falls under Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhana is Kotdwara, about 36 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chhana.

Chhana is about 86 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhana is in Kanda tehsil of Bageshwar district. Kanda is about 11 km away. Kotdwara is about 36 km away. Kotdwāra is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Balgari Dhurpatt (under 2 km), Patal (3.8 km) and Adhyali (4.8 km).

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

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