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About Chindalu Village

Chindalu is a small village in Pauri tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 120, made up of 62 males and 58 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246176, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chindalu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chindalu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil Pauri
Pincode 246176
Area (hectares) 26.57 hectares
Population 120
Male Population 62
Female Population 58
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
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 Chindalu compares

By the 2011 count Chindalu is the 278th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 143 residents. Its 26.57 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

Getting to Chindalu

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

Chindalu lies about 32 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 42 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 Chindalu
Tehsil headquarters Pauri 12 km
District headquarters Garhwal 32 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 42 km

Villages closest to Chindalu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chindalu village had a population of 120. That makes it the 278th largest of the 666 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 143 residents.

Chindalu village has 62 males and 58 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chindalu has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1259.

The pincode recorded for Chindalu is 246176. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chindalu covers 26.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chindalu falls under Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chindalu is Kotdwara, about 42 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 Chindalu.

Chindalu is about 32 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chindalu is in Pauri tehsil of Garhwal district. Pauri is about 12 km away. Garhwal is about 32 km away. Kotdwara is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghiri (under 2 km), Agrora (under 2 km) and Palasu (under 2 km).

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

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