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About Chhiwala Village

Chhiwala is a small village in Puraula tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 425, made up of 228 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 864 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249185, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhiwala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhiwala village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Puraula
Pincode 249185
Area (hectares) 43.84 hectares
Population 425
Male Population 228
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 864
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhiwala compares

By the 2011 count Chhiwala is the 29th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 410 residents. Its 43.84 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Chhiwala

Chhiwala is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhiwala as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Chandeli, Chaptari, Chhamrotta and Chhanika. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chhiwala

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhiwala village had a population of 425. That makes it the 29th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 410 residents.

Chhiwala village has 228 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhiwala has about 864 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Chhiwala is 249185. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhiwala covers 43.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Chhiwala falls under Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The census record for Chhiwala notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Chhiwala.

Chhiwala is in Puraula tehsil of Uttarkashi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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