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About Chalet Village

Chalet is a mid sized village in Khanpur tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,356, made up of 702 males and 654 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1357.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326038, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalet Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalet village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Khanpur
Pincode 326038
Area (hectares) 1357.17 hectares
Population 1,356
Male Population 702
Female Population 654
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chalet compares

By the 2011 count Chalet is the 25th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 828 residents. Its 1357.17 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Chalet

Chalet is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Chalet as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chalet from other places

Chalet lies about 17 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalawar City, about 19 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 Chalet
District headquarters Jhalawar 17 km
Nearest town Jhālāwār 17 km
Nearest railway station Jhalawar City 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Khanpur 19 km

Villages closest to Chalet

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalet village had a population of 1,356. That makes it the 25th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 828 residents.

Chalet village has 702 males and 654 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalet has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Chalet is 326038. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalet covers 1357.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalet falls under Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chalet is Jhalawar City, about 19 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Chalet.

Chalet is about 17 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalet is in Khanpur tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalawar is about 17 km away. Jhālāwār is about 17 km away. Jhalawar City is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Boreli (3.1 km), Bishan Kheri (4.6 km) and Bhatwara (5.0 km).

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

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