About Chhayan I Village

Chhayan I is a mid sized village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,087, made up of 563 males and 524 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8811 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhayan I Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayan I village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345023
Area (hectares)	8811 hectares
Population	1,087
Male Population	563
Female Population	524
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhayan I compares

By the 2011 count Chhayan I is the 84th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 8811 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Chhayan I

Chhayan I is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhayan I 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 Chhayan I from other places

Chhayan I lies about 98 km from Jaisalmer, and the nearest railway station is Ramdevra, about 24 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 Chhayan I
Nearest railway station	Ramdevra	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	33 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	98 km

Villages closest to Chhayan I

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 Chhayan I

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhayan I village had a population of 1,087. That makes it the 84th largest of the 291 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Chhayan I village has 563 males and 524 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayan I has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 880.

The pincode recorded for Chhayan I is 345023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhayan I covers 8811 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.

Chhayan I falls under Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chhayan I is Ramdevra, about 24 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 Chhayan I.

Chhayan I is about 98 km from Jaisalmer in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhayan I is in Pokaran tehsil of Jaisalmer district. Ramdevra is about 24 km away. Pokaran is about 33 km away. Jaisalmer is about 98 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.