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About Chhana Village

Chhana is a small village in Berinag tehsil, in the district of Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 33, made up of 14 males and 19 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,357 females per 1000 males. The village covers 40.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 262531, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhana village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Pithoragarh
Tehsil Berinag
Pincode 262531
Area (hectares) 40.91 hectares
Population 33
Male Population 14
Female Population 19
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,357
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 Chhana compares

By the 2011 count Chhana is the 231st largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 183 residents. Its 40.91 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 1140.

Getting to Chhana

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

Chhana lies about 20 km from Pithoragarh, and the nearest railway station is Tanakpur, about 78 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 Chhana
Tehsil headquarters Berinag 18 km
District headquarters Pithoragarh 20 km
Nearest town Pithorāgarh 20 km
Nearest railway station Tanakpur 78 km

Villages closest to Chhana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhana village had a population of 33. That makes it the 231st largest of the 280 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 183 residents.

Chhana village has 14 males and 19 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhana has about 1357 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1140.

The pincode recorded for Chhana is 262531. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhana covers 40.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhana falls under Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhana is Tanakpur, about 78 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 Chhana.

Chhana is about 20 km from Pithoragarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhana is in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh district. Berinag is about 18 km away. Pithoragarh is about 20 km away. Pithorāgarh is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jaikhet Sural Gaon (under 2 km), Pakhu Sera (3.9 km) and Sera (3.9 km).

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

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