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About Chandani Chauk Village

Chandani Chauk is a small village in Kaladhungi tehsil, in the district of Nainital, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 299, made up of 154 males and 145 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandani Chauk Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandani Chauk village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Nainital
Tehsil Kaladhungi
Pincode 263140
Area (hectares) 56.3 hectares
Population 299
Male Population 154
Female Population 145
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Chandani Chauk compares

By the 2011 count Chandani Chauk is the 46th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 429 residents. Its 56.3 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Chandani Chauk

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

Chandani Chauk lies about 18 km from Nainital, and the nearest railway station is Gularbhoj, about 18 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 Chandani Chauk
Tehsil headquarters Kaladhungi 2.1 km
District headquarters Nainital 18 km
Nearest railway station Gularbhoj 18 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 18 km

Villages closest to Chandani Chauk

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kaladhungi 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 Chandani Chauk

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandani Chauk village had a population of 299. That makes it the 46th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 429 residents.

Chandani Chauk village has 154 males and 145 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandani Chauk has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Chandani Chauk is 263140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandani Chauk covers 56.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandani Chauk falls under Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandani Chauk is Gularbhoj, about 18 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 Chandani Chauk.

Chandani Chauk is about 18 km from Nainital in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandani Chauk is in Kaladhungi tehsil of Nainital district. Kaladhungi is about 2.1 km away. Nainital is about 18 km away. Gularbhoj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bail Parao Range (under 2 km), Chora Jali (under 2 km) and Jhaluwajala Bandobasti (under 2 km).

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

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