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About Chandula Village

Chandula is a small village in Betalghat tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 108 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262134, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandula village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Betalghat
Pincode 262134
Area (hectares) 209.26 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 108
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandula compares

By the 2011 count Chandula is the 37th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 313 residents. Its 209.26 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Chandula

Chandula is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chandula as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chandula from other places

Chandula lies about 19 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 33 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 Chandula
Tehsil headquarters Betalghat 4.6 km
District headquarters Nainital 19 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 19 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 33 km

Villages closest to Chandula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandula village had a population of 224. That makes it the 37th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 313 residents.

Chandula village has 108 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandula has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Chandula is 262134. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandula covers 209.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandula falls under Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandula is Ramnagar, about 33 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chandula.

Chandula is about 19 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandula is in Betalghat tehsil of Nainital district. Betalghat is about 4.6 km away. Nainital is about 19 km away. Naini Tāl is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tiwaregaon (under 2 km), Ghaghreti (1.9 km) and Chandrakote (2.2 km).

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

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