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About Chidanga Khalsa Village

Chidanga Khalsa is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 97 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chidanga Khalsa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chidanga Khalsa village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246441
Area (hectares) 40.43 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 97
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
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 Chidanga Khalsa compares

By the 2011 count Chidanga Khalsa is the 145th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 40.43 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

Getting to Chidanga Khalsa

Chidanga Khalsa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chidanga Khalsa 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 Chidanga Khalsa from other places

Chidanga Khalsa lies about 28 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 82 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 Chidanga Khalsa
District headquarters Chamoli 28 km
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 32 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 43 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 82 km

Villages closest to Chidanga Khalsa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tharali 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 Chidanga Khalsa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chidanga Khalsa village had a population of 201. That makes it the 145th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Chidanga Khalsa village has 97 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chidanga Khalsa has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1152.

The pincode recorded for Chidanga Khalsa is 246441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chidanga Khalsa covers 40.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chidanga Khalsa falls under Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chidanga Khalsa is Kotdwara, about 82 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 Chidanga Khalsa.

Chidanga Khalsa is about 28 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chidanga Khalsa is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Chamoli is about 28 km away. Tharali is about 32 km away. Srīnagar is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parkhal (under 2 km), Dobha (2.6 km) and Bamiyala (8.6 km).

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

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