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About Chhamund Village

Chhamund is a small village in Tehri tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 207, made up of 100 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,070 females per 1000 males. The village covers 23.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhamund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhamund village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Tehri
Pincode 249130
Area (hectares) 23.97 hectares
Population 207
Male Population 100
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,070
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhamund compares

By the 2011 count Chhamund is the 149th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 254 residents. Its 23.97 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

Getting to Chhamund

Chhamund is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhamund as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chhamund from other places

Chhamund lies about 4.9 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 33 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 Chhamund
Tehsil headquarters Tehri 4.9 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 33 km

Villages closest to Chhamund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhamund village had a population of 207. That makes it the 149th largest of the 315 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 254 residents.

Chhamund village has 100 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhamund has about 1070 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1154.

The pincode recorded for Chhamund is 249130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhamund covers 23.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhamund falls under Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chhamund is Rishikesh, about 33 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhamund.

Chhamund is about 4.9 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhamund is in Tehri tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Tehri is about 4.9 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 4.9 km away. Rishikesh is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandrauli Chak Jaledimadhe (under 2 km), Jaledi (under 2 km) and Godamu (under 2 km).

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

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