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About Chinwadi Village

Chinwadi is a small village in Dhoomakot tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 269, made up of 121 males and 148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,223 females per 1000 males. The village covers 93.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246277, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinwadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinwadi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Dhoomakot
Pincode 246277
Area (hectares) 93.48 hectares
Population 269
Male Population 121
Female Population 148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,223
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 Chinwadi compares

By the 2011 count Chinwadi is the 26th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 119 residents. Its 93.48 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 1280.

Getting to Chinwadi

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

Chinwadi lies about 30 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 40 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 Chinwadi
Tehsil headquarters Dhoomakot 30 km
District headquarters Garhwal 30 km
Nearest town Pauri 33 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 40 km

Villages closest to Chinwadi

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 Chinwadi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinwadi village had a population of 269. That makes it the 26th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 119 residents.

Chinwadi village has 121 males and 148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinwadi has about 1223 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1280.

The pincode recorded for Chinwadi is 246277. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinwadi covers 93.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chinwadi falls under Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chinwadi is Kotdwara, about 40 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 Chinwadi.

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

Chinwadi is in Dhoomakot tehsil of Garhwal district. Dhoomakot is about 30 km away. Garhwal is about 30 km away. Pauri is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charpani (under 2 km), Pangunth Or Pand (2.7 km) and Tunisera (3.2 km).

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

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