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About Chichrar Village

Chichrar is a small village in Kalsi tehsil, in the district of Dehradun, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 5 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 3,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 248158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chichrar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chichrar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
Tehsil Kalsi
Pincode 248158
Area (hectares) 75.99 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 5
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 3,000
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 Chichrar compares

By the 2011 count Chichrar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 282 residents. Its 75.99 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Chichrar

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

Chichrar lies about 30 km from Dehradun. 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 Chichrar
Tehsil headquarters Kalsi 12 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 18 km
District headquarters Dehradun 30 km

Villages closest to Chichrar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chichrar village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 282 residents.

Chichrar village has 5 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chichrar has about 3000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Chichrar is 248158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chichrar covers 75.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chichrar falls under Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Chichrar notes the nearest railway station 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 Chichrar.

Chichrar is about 30 km from Dehradun in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chichrar is in Kalsi tehsil of Dehradun district. Kalsi is about 12 km away. Mussoorie is about 18 km away. Dehradun is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (under 2 km), Mundhan (under 2 km) and Lacchha (under 2 km).

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

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