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About Chidanga State Village

Chidanga State is a small village in Tharali tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 147 males and 157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chidanga State Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chidanga State village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Tharali
Pincode 246441
Area (hectares) 55.8 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 147
Female Population 157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
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 State compares

By the 2011 count Chidanga State is the 97th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 55.8 hectares work out to about 5.4 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 State

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

Chidanga State lies about 62 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 54 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 State
Tehsil headquarters Tharali 35 km
Nearest town Almora 45 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 54 km
District headquarters Chamoli 62 km

Villages closest to Chidanga State

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 State

As per the Census of India 2011, Chidanga State village had a population of 304. That makes it the 97th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Chidanga State village has 147 males and 157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chidanga State has about 1068 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 State is 246441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chidanga State covers 55.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chidanga State is Ramnagar, about 54 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 State.

Chidanga State is about 62 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chidanga State is in Tharali tehsil of Chamoli district. Tharali is about 35 km away. Almora is about 45 km away. Ramnagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhagoti (under 2 km), Hari Nagar Urf Laital (6.6 km) and Kasbi Nagar (6.6 km).

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

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