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About Chandla Village

Chandla is a small village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 141, made up of 69 males and 72 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandla village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 57.8 hectares
Population 141
Male Population 69
Female Population 72
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
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 Chandla compares

By the 2011 count Chandla is the 225th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 57.8 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

Getting to Chandla

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

Chandla lies about 72 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Chandla
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 25 km
Nearest town Kotdwāra 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 30 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 72 km

Villages closest to Chandla

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 Chandla

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandla village had a population of 141. That makes it the 225th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Chandla village has 69 males and 72 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandla has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1240.

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

Chandla covers 57.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chandla falls under Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chandla is Kotdwara, about 25 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 Chandla.

Chandla is about 72 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandla is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Kotdwara is about 25 km away. Kotdwāra is about 25 km away. Ghansali is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chadoli (under 2 km), Gangi (under 2 km) and Badon Gaon (3.2 km).

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

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