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About Chhan Village

Chhan is a mid sized village in Manohar Thana tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 765, made up of 402 males and 363 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 481.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326037, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Manohar Thana
Pincode 326037
Area (hectares) 481.02 hectares
Population 765
Male Population 402
Female Population 363
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhan compares

By the 2011 count Chhan is the 61st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 712 residents. Its 481.02 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Chhan

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

Chhan lies about 64 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Chachaura Binaganj, about 34 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 Chhan
Tehsil headquarters Manohar Thana 12 km
Nearest town Aklera 18 km
Nearest railway station Chachaura Binaganj 34 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 64 km

Villages closest to Chhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Manohar Thana 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 Chhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhan village had a population of 765. That makes it the 61st largest of the 180 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 712 residents.

Chhan village has 402 males and 363 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhan has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Chhan is 326037. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhan covers 481.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhan falls under Manohar Thana tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chhan is Chachaura Binaganj, about 34 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhan.

Chhan is about 64 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhan is in Manohar Thana tehsil of Jhalawar district. Manohar Thana is about 12 km away. Aklera is about 18 km away. Chachaura Binaganj is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poonya Khera (under 2 km), Ganeshpura Maliyan (1.9 km) and Kishorpura (1.9 km).

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

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