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About Chaund Village

Chaund is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 147, made up of 79 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249192, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaund village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249192
Area (hectares) 88.04 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 79
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
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 Chaund compares

By the 2011 count Chaund is the 183rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 88.04 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1228.

Getting to Chaund

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

Chaund lies about 7.5 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 41 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 Chaund
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 7.5 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 7.5 km
Nearest town Tehri 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 41 km

Villages closest to Chaund

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 Chaund

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaund village had a population of 147. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Chaund village has 79 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaund has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Chaund is 249192. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaund covers 88.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaund falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chaund is Rishikesh, about 41 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 Chaund.

Chaund is about 7.5 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaund is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Devprayag is about 7.5 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 7.5 km away. Tehri is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siloli (under 2 km), Badiyar Thati (2.7 km) and Thati Dagar (2.7 km).

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

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