About Chhanda Village

Chhanda is a small village in Lohaghat tehsil, in the district of Champawat, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 428, made up of 196 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262527, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhanda village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Champawat
Tehsil	Lohaghat
Pincode	262527
Area (hectares)	175.08 hectares
Population	428
Male Population	196
Female Population	232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,184
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 Chhanda compares

By the 2011 count Chhanda is the 59th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 298 residents. Its 175.08 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

Getting to Chhanda

Chhanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhanda 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 Chhanda from other places

Chhanda lies about 24 km from Champawat, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 41 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 Chhanda
Tehsil headquarters	Lohaghat	21 km
District headquarters	Champawat	24 km
Nearest town	Almora	26 km
Nearest railway station	Kathgodam	41 km

Villages closest to Chhanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhanda village had a population of 428. That makes it the 59th largest of the 262 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 298 residents.

Chhanda village has 196 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhanda has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1057.

The pincode recorded for Chhanda is 262527. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhanda covers 175.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhanda falls under Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhanda is Kathgodam, about 41 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 Chhanda.

Chhanda is about 24 km from Champawat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhanda is in Lohaghat tehsil of Champawat district. Lohaghat is about 21 km away. Champawat is about 24 km away. Almora is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.