About Chelak Village

Chelak is a mid sized village in Fatehgarh tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,380, made up of 743 males and 637 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1133.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chelak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chelak village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Fatehgarh
Pincode	345001
Area (hectares)	1133.37 hectares
Population	1,380
Male Population	743
Female Population	637
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chelak compares

By the 2011 count Chelak is the 17th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 818 residents. Its 1133.37 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 851.

Getting to Chelak

Chelak is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chelak as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Chelak from other places

Chelak lies about 26 km from Fatehgarh, and the nearest railway station is Jaisalmer, about 45 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 Chelak
Tehsil headquarters	Fatehgarh	26 km
Nearest railway station	Jaisalmer	45 km

Villages closest to Chelak

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

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Common questions about Chelak

As per the Census of India 2011, Chelak village had a population of 1,380. That makes it the 17th largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 818 residents.

Chelak village has 743 males and 637 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chelak has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 851.

The pincode recorded for Chelak is 345001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chelak covers 1133.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chelak falls under Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chelak is Jaisalmer, about 45 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chelak.

Chelak is about 26 km from Fatehgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chelak is in Fatehgarh tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Fatehgarh is about 26 km away. Jaisalmer is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.