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About Chinargaon Village

Chinargaon is a small village in Dunda tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 62 males and 61 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 57.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinargaon village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Dunda
Pincode 249151
Area (hectares) 57.84 hectares
Population 123
Male Population 62
Female Population 61
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
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 Chinargaon compares

By the 2011 count Chinargaon is the 105th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 482 residents. Its 57.84 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Chinargaon

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

Chinargaon lies about 44 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 28 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 Chinargaon
Nearest town Tehri 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dunda 20 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 28 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 44 km

Villages closest to Chinargaon

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.

Common questions about Chinargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinargaon village had a population of 123. That makes it the 105th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 482 residents.

Chinargaon village has 62 males and 61 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinargaon has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

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

Chinargaon covers 57.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chinargaon falls under Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Chinargaon is Rishikesh, about 28 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 Chinargaon.

Chinargaon is about 44 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinargaon is in Dunda tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Tehri is about 9.9 km away. Dunda is about 20 km away. Rishikesh is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paturi (3.2 km), Baun (4.8 km) and Dharkot (6.6 km).

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

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