About Chaloda Village

Chaloda is one of the larger villages in Dholka tehsil, in the district of Ahmadabad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,641, made up of 4,460 males and 4,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1697.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 382260, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaloda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaloda village
Description	Value
State	Gujarat
District	Ahmadabad
Tehsil	Dholka
Pincode	382260
Area (hectares)	1697.6 hectares
Population	8,641
Male Population	4,460
Female Population	4,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chaloda compares

By the 2011 count Chaloda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents. Its 1697.6 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 924.

Getting to Chaloda

Chaloda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chaloda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chaloda from other places

Chaloda lies about 29 km from Ahmadabad, and the nearest railway station is Saljida, about 5.5 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 Chaloda
Nearest railway station	Saljida	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dholka	8.4 km
District headquarters	Ahmadabad	29 km

Villages closest to Chaloda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaloda village had a population of 8,641. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,448 residents.

Chaloda village has 4,460 males and 4,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaloda has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 924.

The pincode recorded for Chaloda is 382260. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaloda covers 1697.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chaloda falls under Dholka tehsil of Ahmadabad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Chaloda is Saljida, about 5.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chaloda.

Chaloda is about 29 km from Ahmadabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaloda is in Dholka tehsil of Ahmadabad district. Saljida is about 5.5 km away. Dholka is about 8.4 km away. Ahmadabad is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.