About Chhayan Ii Village

Chhayan Ii is a large village in Pokaran tehsil, in the district of Jaisalmer, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,174, made up of 1,705 males and 1,469 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 862 females per 1000 males. The village covers 8012 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 345023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhayan Ii Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhayan Ii village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jaisalmer
Tehsil	Pokaran
Pincode	345023
Area (hectares)	8012 hectares
Population	3,174
Male Population	1,705
Female Population	1,469
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	862
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhayan Ii compares

By the 2011 count Chhayan Ii is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 943 residents. Its 8012 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

Getting to Chhayan Ii

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

Chhayan Ii 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 Ii
Nearest railway station	Ramdevra	24 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pokaran	33 km
District headquarters	Jaisalmer	98 km

Villages closest to Chhayan Ii

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 Ii

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhayan Ii village had a population of 3,174. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 943 residents.

Chhayan Ii village has 1,705 males and 1,469 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhayan Ii has about 862 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 880.

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

Chhayan Ii covers 8012 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhayan Ii 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 Ii.

Chhayan Ii 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 Ii 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.