About Chaien Village

Chaien is a mid sized village in Joshimath tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 516, made up of 276 males and 240 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246443, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaien Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaien village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Chamoli
Tehsil	Joshimath
Pincode	246443
Area (hectares)	190.68 hectares
Population	516
Male Population	276
Female Population	240
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	870
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaien compares

By the 2011 count Chaien is the 14th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 319 residents. Its 190.68 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Chaien

Chaien is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chaien as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chaien from other places

Chaien lies about 27 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 131 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 Chaien
Tehsil headquarters	Joshimath	2.6 km
District headquarters	Chamoli	27 km
Nearest town	Srīnagar	82 km
Nearest railway station	Rishikesh	131 km

Villages closest to Chaien

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaien village had a population of 516. That makes it the 14th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 319 residents.

Chaien village has 276 males and 240 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaien has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Chaien is 246443. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaien covers 190.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaien falls under Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaien is Rishikesh, about 131 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chaien.

Chaien is about 27 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaien is in Joshimath tehsil of Chamoli district. Joshimath is about 2.6 km away. Chamoli is about 27 km away. Srīnagar is about 82 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.