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About Chhani Gaon Village

Chhani Gaon is a small village in Dhanaulti tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 70, made up of 34 males and 36 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 26.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 241986, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhani Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhani Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Dhanaulti
Pincode 241986
Area (hectares) 26.89 hectares
Population 70
Male Population 34
Female Population 36
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,059
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhani Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Chhani Gaon is the 228th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 286 residents. Its 26.89 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Chhani Gaon

Chhani Gaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhani Gaon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chhani Gaon from other places

Chhani Gaon lies about 18 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 23 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 Chhani Gaon
Tehsil headquarters Dhanaulti 7.6 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 18 km
Nearest town Tehri 18 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 23 km

Villages closest to Chhani 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 Chhani Gaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhani Gaon village had a population of 70. That makes it the 228th largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 286 residents.

Chhani Gaon village has 34 males and 36 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhani Gaon has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Chhani Gaon is 241986. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhani Gaon covers 26.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhani Gaon is Harrawala, about 23 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 10+ km distance for Chhani Gaon.

Chhani Gaon is about 18 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhani Gaon is in Dhanaulti tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Dhanaulti is about 7.6 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 18 km away. Tehri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhanan Gaon Maundar Bhimal Ki (under 2 km), Jar Gaon (under 2 km) and Semwal Gaon Palla (1.5 km).

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

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