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About Tandola Village

Tandola is a mid sized village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 659, made up of 328 males and 331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Tandola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Tandola village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 154.2 hectares
Population 659
Male Population 328
Female Population 331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Tandola compares

By the 2011 count Tandola is the 16th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 154.2 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Tandola

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

Tandola lies about 21 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 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 Tandola
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 21 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 21 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 29 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Tandola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Tandola village had a population of 659. That makes it the 16th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Tandola village has 328 males and 331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Tandola has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Tandola is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Tandola covers 154.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Tandola falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Tandola is Dehradun, about 44 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 Tandola.

Tandola is about 21 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Tandola is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 21 km away. Uttarkashi is about 21 km away. Mussoorie is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Murogi (under 2 km), Chhijula (under 2 km) and Kuthaldi (under 2 km).

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

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