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About Chanani Meghasar Village

Chanani Meghasar is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 847, made up of 426 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 919.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanani Meghasar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanani Meghasar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jaisalmer
Tehsil Pokaran
Pincode 345025
Area (hectares) 919.08 hectares
Population 847
Male Population 426
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanani Meghasar compares

By the 2011 count Chanani Meghasar is the 109th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 919.08 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Chanani Meghasar

Chanani Meghasar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanani Meghasar as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Chanani Meghasar from other places

Chanani Meghasar lies about 70 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Odhaniya Chacha, about 12 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 Chanani Meghasar
Nearest railway station Odhaniya Chacha 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Pokaran 31 km
District headquarters Jaisalmer 70 km

Villages closest to Chanani Meghasar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pokaran 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 Chanani Meghasar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanani Meghasar village had a population of 847. That makes it the 109th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Chanani Meghasar village has 426 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanani Meghasar has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Chanani Meghasar is 345025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanani Meghasar covers 919.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanani Meghasar falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chanani Meghasar is Odhaniya Chacha, about 12 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 village for Chanani Meghasar.

Chanani Meghasar is about 70 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanani Meghasar is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Odhaniya Chacha is about 12 km away. Pokaran is about 31 km away. Jaisalmer is about 70 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chanani (under 2 km), Maheshon Ki Dhani (7.9 km) and Bodana (11 km).

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

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