About Chanani Village

Chanani is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,352, made up of 721 males and 631 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 6670 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345031, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanani village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345031
Area (hectares)	6670 hectares
Population	1,352
Male Population	721
Female Population	631
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	875
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanani compares

By the 2011 count Chanani is the 62nd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 6670 hectares work out to about 0.2 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 880.

Getting to Chanani

Chanani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chanani as Available within 10+ 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 from other places

Chanani 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
Nearest railway station	Odhaniya Chacha	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	31 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	70 km

Villages closest to Chanani

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.

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Common questions about Chanani

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanani village had a population of 1,352. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Chanani village has 721 males and 631 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanani has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Chanani is 345031. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanani covers 6670 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chanani falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chanani 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chanani.

Chanani 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 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.