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About Chandoo Village

Chandoo is a small village in Jaisalmer tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 117 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3760.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandoo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandoo village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Jaisalmer
Pincode 345001
Area (hectares) 3760.39 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 117
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandoo compares

By the 2011 count Chandoo is the 215th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 595 residents. Its 3760.39 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

Getting to Chandoo

Chandoo is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chandoo as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Chandoo from other places

Chandoo lies about 23 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Thaiyat Hamira, about 6.4 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 Chandoo
Nearest railway station Thaiyat Hamira 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaisalmer 23 km

Villages closest to Chandoo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandoo village had a population of 221. That makes it the 215th largest of the 334 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 595 residents.

Chandoo village has 117 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandoo has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 866.

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

Chandoo covers 3760.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandoo falls under Jaisalmer tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chandoo is Thaiyat Hamira, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chandoo.

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

Chandoo is in Jaisalmer tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Thaiyat Hamira is about 6.4 km away. Jaisalmer 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 Chakrau (under 2 km), Jaisoorana (5.1 km) and Mehrana (5.1 km).

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

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