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About Geelund Village

Geelund is a mid sized village in Kapasan tehsil, in the district of Chittaurgarh, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 340 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 312205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geelund Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geelund village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Chittaurgarh
Tehsil Kapasan
Pincode 312205
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 340
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 862
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Geelund compares

By the 2011 count Geelund is the 100th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 949 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Geelund

Geelund is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Geelund as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Geelund from other places

Geelund lies about 46 km from Chittaurgarh, and the nearest railway station is Bhupalsagar, about 18 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 Geelund
Nearest railway station Bhupalsagar 18 km
Nearest town Fatehnagar 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kapasan 24 km
District headquarters Chittaurgarh 46 km

Villages closest to Geelund

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Geelund village had a population of 633. That makes it the 100th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 949 residents.

Geelund village has 340 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geelund has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Geelund is 312205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geelund covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Geelund falls under Kapasan tehsil of Chittaurgarh district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Geelund is Bhupalsagar, about 18 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Geelund.

Geelund is about 46 km from Chittaurgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Geelund is in Kapasan tehsil of Chittaurgarh district. Bhupalsagar is about 18 km away. Fatehnagar is about 19 km away. Kapasan is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawalpura (under 2 km), Kabeerji Ki Bhagal (2.0 km) and Nandoli (2.2 km).

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

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