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About Chakar Gaon Village

Chakar Gaon is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 94 males and 130 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,383 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakar Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakar Gaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 23.62 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 94
Female Population 130
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,383
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakar Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Chakar Gaon is the 191st largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 23.62 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Chakar Gaon

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

Chakar Gaon lies about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 26 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 Chakar Gaon
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 17 km
Nearest town Tehri 17 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 29 km

Villages closest to Chakar Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakar Gaon village had a population of 224. That makes it the 191st largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Chakar Gaon village has 94 males and 130 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakar Gaon has about 1383 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1240.

The pincode recorded for Chakar Gaon is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakar Gaon covers 23.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chakar Gaon falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chakar Gaon is Rishikesh, about 26 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 <5 km distance for Chakar Gaon.

Chakar Gaon is about 17 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakar Gaon is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri Garhwal is about 17 km away. Tehri is about 17 km away. Rishikesh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Saund (1.7 km), Budkot (3.5 km) and Damkot (3.5 km).

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

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