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About Kanigarh Chak Village

Kanigarh Chak is a small village in Pratapnagar tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 10 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 800 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249165, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanigarh Chak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanigarh Chak village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Pratapnagar
Pincode 249165
Area (hectares) 22.83 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 10
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 800
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 Kanigarh Chak compares

By the 2011 count Kanigarh Chak is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 22.83 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

Getting to Kanigarh Chak

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

Kanigarh Chak lies about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Kanigarh Chak
Tehsil headquarters Pratapnagar 7.5 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 11 km
Nearest town Tehri 11 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 47 km

Villages closest to Kanigarh Chak

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 Kanigarh Chak

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanigarh Chak village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kanigarh Chak village has 10 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanigarh Chak has about 800 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1142.

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

Kanigarh Chak covers 22.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanigarh Chak falls under Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Kanigarh Chak is Rishikesh, about 47 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 Kanigarh Chak.

Kanigarh Chak is about 11 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanigarh Chak is in Pratapnagar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Pratapnagar is about 7.5 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 11 km away. Tehri is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhsindwal Gaon (under 2 km), Kholgarh Palla (under 2 km) and Kholgarh Walla (under 2 km).

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

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