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About Chundawara Village

Chundawara is a small village in Simalwara tehsil, in the district of Dungarpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 459, made up of 237 males and 222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 314801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chundawara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chundawara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Dungarpur
Tehsil Simalwara
Pincode 314801
Area (hectares) 102.8 hectares
Population 459
Male Population 237
Female Population 222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Chundawara compares

By the 2011 count Chundawara is the 191st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents. Its 102.8 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 979.

Getting to Chundawara

Chundawara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chundawara 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 Chundawara from other places

Chundawara lies about 23 km from Dungarpur, and the nearest railway station is Bechhiwara, about 5.7 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 Chundawara
Nearest railway station Bechhiwara 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Simalwara 23 km
District headquarters Dungarpur 23 km
Nearest town Dūngarpur 23 km

Villages closest to Chundawara

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 Chundawara

As per the Census of India 2011, Chundawara village had a population of 459. That makes it the 191st largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,274 residents.

Chundawara village has 237 males and 222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chundawara has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Chundawara is 314801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chundawara covers 102.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chundawara falls under Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chundawara is Bechhiwara, about 5.7 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 Chundawara.

Chundawara is about 23 km from Dungarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chundawara is in Simalwara tehsil of Dungarpur district. Bechhiwara is about 5.7 km away. Simalwara is about 23 km away. Dungarpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nawa Gaon (3.3 km), Peeth (4.8 km) and Bilpan (6.7 km).

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

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