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About Chanthi Village

Chanthi is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 231, made up of 98 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,357 females per 1000 males. The village covers 55.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanthi village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 55.3 hectares
Population 231
Male Population 98
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,357
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 Chanthi compares

By the 2011 count Chanthi is the 109th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 55.3 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Chanthi

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

Chanthi lies about 7.5 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Harrawala, about 40 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 Chanthi
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 3.1 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 7.5 km
Nearest town Tehri 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Harrawala 40 km

Villages closest to Chanthi

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pratapnagar 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 Chanthi

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanthi village had a population of 231. That makes it the 109th largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Chanthi village has 98 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanthi has about 1357 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1142.

The pincode recorded for Chanthi is 249165. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanthi covers 55.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanthi falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chanthi is Harrawala, about 40 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 Chanthi.

Chanthi is about 7.5 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanthi is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 3.1 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 7.5 km away. Tehri is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Okhala (under 2 km), Jhinwali (under 2 km) and Nakot (under 2 km).

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

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