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About Chandi Gaon Village

Chandi Gaon is a small village in Srinagar tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 310, made up of 137 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,263 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandi Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandi Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Srinagar
Pincode 246181
Area (hectares) 194.78 hectares
Population 310
Male Population 137
Female Population 173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,263
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 Chandi Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Chandi Gaon is the 17th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 189 residents. Its 194.78 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, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

Getting to Chandi Gaon

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

Chandi Gaon lies about 54 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Chandi Gaon
Nearest town Tehri 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Srinagar 24 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 32 km
District headquarters Garhwal 54 km

Villages closest to Chandi Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srinagar 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 Chandi Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandi Gaon village had a population of 310. That makes it the 17th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 189 residents.

Chandi Gaon village has 137 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandi Gaon has about 1263 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1158.

The pincode recorded for Chandi Gaon is 246181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandi Gaon covers 194.78 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.

Chandi Gaon falls under Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandi Gaon is Rishikesh, about 32 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 Chandi Gaon.

Chandi Gaon is about 54 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandi Gaon is in Srinagar tehsil of Garhwal district. Tehri is about 13 km away. Srinagar is about 24 km away. Rishikesh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramal Gaon (2.1 km), Bel Kandi (2.3 km) and Sripur Lagga Shrikot (2.6 km).

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

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