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About Chani Village

Chani is a mid sized village in Ghansali tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 271 males and 323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,192 females per 1000 males. The village covers 155.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249155, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chani village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Ghansali
Pincode 249155
Area (hectares) 155.66 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 271
Female Population 323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,192
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 Chani compares

By the 2011 count Chani is the 56th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 420 residents. Its 155.66 hectares work out to about 3.8 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 Chani

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

Chani lies about 66 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Chani
Nearest town Kotdwāra 22 km
Nearest railway station Kotdwara 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghansali 23 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 66 km

Villages closest to Chani

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 Chani

As per the Census of India 2011, Chani village had a population of 594. That makes it the 56th largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 420 residents.

Chani village has 271 males and 323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chani has about 1192 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 Chani is 249155. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chani covers 155.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chani is Kotdwara, about 22 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 Chani.

Chani is about 66 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chani is in Ghansali tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Kotdwāra is about 22 km away. Kotdwara is about 22 km away. Ghansali is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gainwali (under 2 km), Kandogi (2.0 km) and Lasi (3.5 km).

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

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