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About Chandi Village

Chandi is a small village in Jakholi tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 307, made up of 138 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,225 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246141, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Jakholi
Pincode 246141
Area (hectares) 28.91 hectares
Population 307
Male Population 138
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,225
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandi compares

By the 2011 count Chandi is the 82nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 464 residents. Its 28.91 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1247.

Getting to Chandi

Chandi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chandi from other places

Chandi lies about 88 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 32 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 Chandi
Tehsil headquarters Jakholi 7.7 km
Nearest town Naini Tāl 21 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 32 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 88 km

Villages closest to Chandi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandi village had a population of 307. That makes it the 82nd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 464 residents.

Chandi village has 138 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandi has about 1225 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1247.

The pincode recorded for Chandi is 246141. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandi covers 28.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chandi falls under Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandi is Ramnagar, about 32 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 village for Chandi.

Chandi is about 88 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandi is in Jakholi tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Jakholi is about 7.7 km away. Naini Tāl is about 21 km away. Ramnagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naouli (4.1 km), Khaliyan (4.6 km) and Agastyamuni (4.8 km).

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

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