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About Chaid Village

Chaid is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 118, made up of 51 males and 67 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,314 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246276, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaid Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaid village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246276
Area (hectares) 73.91 hectares
Population 118
Male Population 51
Female Population 67
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,314
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 Chaid compares

By the 2011 count Chaid is the 124th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 73.91 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1280.

Getting to Chaid

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

Chaid lies about 11 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Chaid
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 11 km
District headquarters Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 22 km

Villages closest to Chaid

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaid village had a population of 118. That makes it the 124th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Chaid village has 51 males and 67 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaid has about 1314 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Chaid is 246276. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaid covers 73.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaid falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaid is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Chaid.

Chaid is about 11 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaid is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 11 km away. Garhwal is about 11 km away. Kotdwāra is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doba (under 2 km), Chndoli Talli (1.6 km) and Khyundai Talli (1.6 km).

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

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