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About Chinagwar Village

Chinagwar is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8, made up of 5 males and 3 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 600 females per 1000 males. The village covers 28.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246419, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinagwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinagwar village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246419
Area (hectares) 28.28 hectares
Population 8
Male Population 5
Female Population 3
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 600
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinagwar compares

By the 2011 count Chinagwar is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 28.28 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Chinagwar

Chinagwar is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chinagwar as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chinagwar from other places

Chinagwar lies about 28 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 92 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 Chinagwar
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 5.4 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 28 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 46 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 92 km

Villages closest to Chinagwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinagwar village had a population of 8. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Chinagwar village has 5 males and 3 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinagwar has about 600 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Chinagwar is 246419. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinagwar covers 28.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chinagwar falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chinagwar is Rishikesh, about 92 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 km distance for Chinagwar.

Chinagwar is about 28 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinagwar is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 5.4 km away. Rudraprayag is about 28 km away. Srīnagar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dilangwar (under 2 km), Gujargwar (under 2 km) and Gundagwar (under 2 km).

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

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