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About Chhani Village

Chhani is a large village in Sagwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,111, made up of 1,087 males and 1,024 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 536 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Sagwara
Pincode 314401
Area (hectares) 536 hectares
Population 2,111
Male Population 1,087
Female Population 1,024
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Chhani compares

By the 2011 count Chhani is the 42nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents. Its 536 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Chhani

Chhani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chhani 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 Chhani from other places

Chhani lies about 58 km from Dungarpur. 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 Chhani
Tehsil headquarters Sagwara 28 km
Nearest town Sāgwāra 28 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 58 km

Villages closest to Chhani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhani village had a population of 2,111. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,275 residents.

Chhani village has 1,087 males and 1,024 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhani has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Chhani is 314401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhani covers 536 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhani falls under Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The census record for Chhani notes the nearest railway station 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 Chhani.

Chhani is about 58 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhani is in Sagwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Sagwara is about 28 km away. Sāgwāra is about 28 km away. Dungarpur is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hanela (3.6 km), Kahela (3.6 km) and Kanela (3.6 km).

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

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