About Chalkana Village

Chalkana is a mid sized village in Chohtan tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 319 males and 321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 741 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalkana village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Barmer
Tehsil	Chohtan
Pincode	344704
Area (hectares)	741 hectares
Population	640
Male Population	319
Female Population	321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalkana compares

By the 2011 count Chalkana is the 271st largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents. Its 741 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Chalkana

Chalkana is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chalkana 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. The nearest villages by name are Booth Rathoran, Borla, Borla Jatan and Budiyon Ka Tala. 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.

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Common questions about Chalkana

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalkana village had a population of 640. That makes it the 271st largest of the 420 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,145 residents.

Chalkana village has 319 males and 321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalkana has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 901.

The pincode recorded for Chalkana is 344704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalkana covers 741 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalkana falls under Chohtan tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Chalkana 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 Chalkana.

Chalkana is in Chohtan tehsil of Barmer 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.