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About Chanda Village

Chanda is a small village in THALISAIN tehsil, in the district of Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 107 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,374 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246285, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Garhwal
Tehsil THALISAIN
Pincode 246285
Area (hectares) 81.74 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 107
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,374
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 Chanda compares

By the 2011 count Chanda is the 123rd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 232 residents. Its 81.74 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

Getting to Chanda

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

Chanda lies about 56 km from Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 66 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 Chanda
Tehsil headquarters THALISAIN 11 km
Nearest town Pauri 41 km
District headquarters Garhwal 56 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 66 km

Villages closest to Chanda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanda village had a population of 254. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 390 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 232 residents.

Chanda village has 107 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanda has about 1374 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1285.

The pincode recorded for Chanda is 246285. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanda covers 81.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanda falls under THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chanda is Ramnagar, about 66 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chanda.

Chanda is about 56 km from Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanda is in THALISAIN tehsil of Garhwal district. THALISAIN is about 11 km away. Pauri is about 41 km away. Garhwal is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundar Gaon (under 2 km), Kimwadi (under 2 km) and Than (under 2 km).

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

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