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About Chautra Village

Chautra is a mid sized village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,393, made up of 699 males and 694 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 339.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chautra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chautra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314403
Area (hectares) 339.23 hectares
Population 1,393
Male Population 699
Female Population 694
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chautra compares

By the 2011 count Chautra is the 78th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 339.23 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Chautra

Chautra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chautra as Available within <5 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 Chautra from other places

Chautra lies about 19 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Rikhabdev Road, about 1.7 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 Chautra
Nearest railway station Rikhabdev Road 1.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 19 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 19 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 19 km

Villages closest to Chautra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chautra village had a population of 1,393. That makes it the 78th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Chautra village has 699 males and 694 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chautra has about 993 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chautra is 314403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chautra covers 339.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chautra falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chautra is Rikhabdev Road, about 1.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chautra.

Chautra is about 19 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chautra is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Rikhabdev Road is about 1.7 km away. Simalwara is about 19 km away. Dungarpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesharpura (2.2 km), Gara Vateshwar (3.2 km) and Dhanora (7.1 km).

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

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