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About Chawa Village

Chawa is a small village in Ramsar tehsil, in the district of Barmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20, made up of 11 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 752 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 344001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Barmer
Tehsil Ramsar
Pincode 344001
Area (hectares) 752 hectares
Population 20
Male Population 11
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chawa compares

By the 2011 count Chawa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 653 residents. Its 752 hectares work out to about 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

Getting to Chawa

Chawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chawa as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chawa from other places

Chawa lies about 66 km from Barmer, and the nearest railway station is Gagariya, about 5.1 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 Chawa
Nearest railway station Gagariya 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramsar 14 km
District headquarters Barmer 66 km
Nearest town Bārmer 66 km

Villages closest to Chawa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chawa village had a population of 20. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 653 residents.

Chawa village has 11 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chawa has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Chawa is 344001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chawa covers 752 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chawa falls under Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chawa is Gagariya, about 5.1 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 <5 km distance for Chawa.

Chawa is about 66 km from Barmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chawa is in Ramsar tehsil of Barmer district. Gagariya is about 5.1 km away. Ramsar is about 14 km away. Barmer is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charwa Jharwa (under 2 km), Alarakh Ka Par (1.9 km) and Charwa Takhata Bad (2.0 km).

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

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