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About Chandwan Gaon Village

Chandwan Gaon is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16, made up of 8 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249186, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandwan Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandwan Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 249186
Area (hectares) 127.91 hectares
Population 16
Male Population 8
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandwan Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Chandwan Gaon is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 127.91 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chandwan Gaon

Chandwan Gaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chandwan Gaon as Available within 5 - 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 Chandwan Gaon from other places

Chandwan Gaon lies about 46 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 28 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 Chandwan Gaon
Nearest town Mussoorie 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 25 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 28 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 46 km

Villages closest to Chandwan Gaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dhanaulti 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 Chandwan Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandwan Gaon village had a population of 16. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Chandwan Gaon village has 8 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandwan Gaon has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chandwan Gaon is 249186. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandwan Gaon covers 127.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandwan Gaon falls under Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandwan Gaon is Dehradun, about 28 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 - 10 km distance for Chandwan Gaon.

Chandwan Gaon is about 46 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandwan Gaon is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Mussoorie is about 13 km away. Dhanaulti is about 25 km away. Dehradun is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghansi (1.6 km), Devan (1.9 km) and Tangri (2.0 km).

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

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