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About Chak Santara Village

Chak Santara is a mid sized village in Baytoo tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 834, made up of 438 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 904 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1108.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chak Santara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chak Santara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Baytoo
Pincode 344032
Area (hectares) 1108.5 hectares
Population 834
Male Population 438
Female Population 396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 904
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chak Santara compares

By the 2011 count Chak Santara is the 97th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 749 residents. Its 1108.5 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Chak Santara

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

Chak Santara lies about 30 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Khadeen, about 5.9 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 Chak Santara
Nearest railway station Khadeen 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baytoo 30 km
District headquarters Barmer 30 km
Nearest town Bārmer 30 km

Villages closest to Chak Santara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baytoo 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 Chak Santara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chak Santara village had a population of 834. That makes it the 97th largest of the 329 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 749 residents.

Chak Santara village has 438 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chak Santara has about 904 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 914.

The pincode recorded for Chak Santara is 344032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chak Santara covers 1108.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chak Santara falls under Baytoo tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chak Santara is Khadeen, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chak Santara.

Chak Santara is about 30 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chak Santara is in Baytoo tehsil of Barmer district. Khadeen is about 5.9 km away. Baytoo is about 30 km away. Barmer is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasoombala Phanta (under 2 km), Sanpa Phanta Bhomji (under 2 km) and Santara (under 2 km).

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

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