About Chakon Village

Chakon is a mid sized village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 562, made up of 273 males and 289 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,059 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chakon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chakon village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Dunda
Pincode	249151
Area (hectares)	102.64 hectares
Population	562
Male Population	273
Female Population	289
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,059
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chakon compares

By the 2011 count Chakon is the 32nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 102.64 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Chakon

Chakon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chakon as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chakon from other places

Chakon lies about 6.7 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 56 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 Chakon
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dunda	30 km
Nearest town	Tehri	31 km
Nearest railway station	Dehradun	56 km

Villages closest to Chakon

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

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Common questions about Chakon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chakon village had a population of 562. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Chakon village has 273 males and 289 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chakon has about 1059 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Chakon is 249151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chakon covers 102.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chakon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chakon is Dehradun, about 56 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chakon.

Chakon is about 6.7 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chakon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is about 6.7 km away. Dunda is about 30 km away. Tehri is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.