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About Unchhaun Village

Unchhaun 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 57 males and 90 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,579 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Unchhaun Overview

Census 2011 figures for Unchhaun village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 249110
Area (hectares) 80.3 hectares
Population 147
Male Population 57
Female Population 90
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,579
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Unchhaun compares

By the 2011 count Unchhaun 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 80.3 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Unchhaun

Unchhaun is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Unchhaun as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Unchhaun from other places

Unchhaun lies about 22 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 42 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 Unchhaun
Nearest town Srīnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 22 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 22 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 42 km

Villages closest to Unchhaun

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 Unchhaun

As per the Census of India 2011, Unchhaun 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.

Unchhaun village has 57 males and 90 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Unchhaun has about 1579 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Unchhaun is 249110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Unchhaun covers 80.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Unchhaun is Rishikesh, about 42 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 - 10 km distance for Unchhaun.

Unchhaun is about 22 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Unchhaun is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 13 km away. Devprayag is about 22 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kundiya (under 2 km), Hadimbh (under 2 km) and Kund Bharpur (under 2 km).

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

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