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About Chandrapura Village

Chandrapura is a small village in Aklera tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 252, made up of 136 males and 116 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 853 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrapura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrapura village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Aklera
Pincode 326039
Area (hectares) 141.74 hectares
Population 252
Male Population 136
Female Population 116
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 853
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrapura compares

By the 2011 count Chandrapura is the 177th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 141.74 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Chandrapura

Chandrapura is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chandrapura as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Chandrapura from other places

Chandrapura lies about 48 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 41 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 Chandrapura
Tehsil headquarters Aklera 13 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 41 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 48 km

Villages closest to Chandrapura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrapura village had a population of 252. That makes it the 177th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Chandrapura village has 136 males and 116 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrapura has about 853 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Chandrapura is 326039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrapura covers 141.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandrapura falls under Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chandrapura is Jhalarapatan, about 41 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 <5 km distance for Chandrapura.

Chandrapura is about 48 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrapura is in Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district. Aklera is about 13 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 41 km away. Jhalawar is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhabariya (under 2 km), Ghatoli (1.7 km) and Dadlai (2.1 km).

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

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