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About Chunni Village

Chunni is a small village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 286, made up of 161 males and 125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 776 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246469, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chunni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chunni village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246469
Area (hectares) 102.19 hectares
Population 286
Male Population 161
Female Population 125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 776
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 Chunni compares

By the 2011 count Chunni is the 97th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 102.19 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Chunni

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

Chunni lies about 29 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 90 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 Chunni
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath under 2 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 29 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 45 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 90 km

Villages closest to Chunni

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 Chunni

As per the Census of India 2011, Chunni village had a population of 286. That makes it the 97th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Chunni village has 161 males and 125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chunni has about 776 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 Chunni is 246469. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chunni covers 102.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chunni falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chunni is Rishikesh, about 90 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 Chunni.

Chunni is about 29 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chunni is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about under 2 km away. Rudraprayag is about 29 km away. Srīnagar is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mangoli (under 2 km), Asama (under 2 km) and Pali (under 2 km).

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

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