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About Chach Kanda Village

Chach Kanda is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 197, made up of 90 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,189 females per 1000 males. The village covers 31.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249161, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chach Kanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chach Kanda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249161
Area (hectares) 31.99 hectares
Population 197
Male Population 90
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,189
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chach Kanda compares

By the 2011 count Chach Kanda is the 149th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 31.99 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Chach Kanda

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

Chach Kanda lies about 5.3 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 31 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 Chach Kanda
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 5.3 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 5.3 km
Nearest town Tehri 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 31 km

Villages closest to Chach Kanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devprayag 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 Chach Kanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Chach Kanda village had a population of 197. That makes it the 149th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Chach Kanda village has 90 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chach Kanda has about 1189 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Chach Kanda is 249161. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chach Kanda covers 31.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chach Kanda falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chach Kanda is Rishikesh, about 31 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chach Kanda.

Chach Kanda is about 5.3 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chach Kanda is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 5.3 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 5.3 km away. Tehri is about 5.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gorti Kanda (under 2 km), Kanda (under 2 km) and Kanda Laga Langoor (under 2 km).

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

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