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About Chinyali Village

Chinyali is one of the larger villages in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,430, made up of 3,305 males and 3,125 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249196, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinyali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinyali village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249196
Area (hectares) 426.19 hectares
Population 6,430
Male Population 3,305
Female Population 3,125
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chinyali compares

By the 2011 count Chinyali is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 426.19 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Chinyali

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

Chinyali lies about 20 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, 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 Chinyali
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 20 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 20 km
Nearest town Tehri 27 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 40 km

Villages closest to Chinyali

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 Chinyali

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinyali village had a population of 6,430. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Chinyali village has 3,305 males and 3,125 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinyali has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Chinyali is 249196. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinyali covers 426.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Chinyali falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chinyali is Dehradun, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chinyali.

Chinyali is about 20 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinyali is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 20 km away. Uttarkashi is about 20 km away. Tehri is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tulyara (under 2 km), Kandla (1.9 km) and Gailari (1.9 km).

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

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