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About Chelkari Village

Chelkari is a large village in Bagidora tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,199, made up of 1,109 males and 1,090 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 420 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chelkari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chelkari village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Bagidora
Pincode 327601
Area (hectares) 420 hectares
Population 2,199
Male Population 1,109
Female Population 1,090
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chelkari compares

By the 2011 count Chelkari is the 35th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 420 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chelkari

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

Chelkari lies about 36 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 52 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 Chelkari
Tehsil headquarters Bagidora 12 km
Nearest town Jhālod 26 km
District headquarters Banswara 36 km
Nearest railway station Jekot 52 km

Villages closest to Chelkari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chelkari village had a population of 2,199. That makes it the 35th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Chelkari village has 1,109 males and 1,090 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chelkari has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chelkari is 327601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chelkari covers 420 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chelkari falls under Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chelkari is Jekot, about 52 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chelkari.

Chelkari is about 36 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chelkari is in Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district. Bagidora is about 12 km away. Jhālod is about 26 km away. Banswara is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shergarh (under 2 km), Jagpura (under 2 km) and Rohaniya (under 2 km).

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

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