About Chiwan Village

Chiwan is a small village in Mori tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 145 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chiwan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chiwan village
Description	Value
State	Uttarakhand
District	Uttarkashi
Tehsil	Mori
Pincode	249128
Area (hectares)	75.82 hectares
Population	279
Male Population	145
Female Population	134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	924
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chiwan compares

By the 2011 count Chiwan is the 58th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 408 residents. Its 75.82 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

Getting to Chiwan

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

Chiwan lies about 66 km from Uttarkashi. 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 Chiwan
Tehsil headquarters	Mori	16 km
District headquarters	Uttarkashi	66 km
Nearest town	Shimla	70 km

Villages closest to Chiwan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chiwan village had a population of 279. That makes it the 58th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 408 residents.

Chiwan village has 145 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chiwan has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 936.

The pincode recorded for Chiwan is 249128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chiwan covers 75.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chiwan falls under Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Chiwan notes the nearest railway station 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 Chiwan.

Chiwan is about 66 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chiwan is in Mori tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Mori is about 16 km away. Uttarkashi is about 66 km away. Shimla is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.