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About Chaukri Kalan Village

Chaukri Kalan is a large village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,383, made up of 1,703 males and 1,680 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2097 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaukri Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaukri Kalan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342601
Area (hectares) 2097 hectares
Population 3,383
Male Population 1,703
Female Population 1,680
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaukri Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Chaukri Kalan is the 25th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 2097 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Chaukri Kalan

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

Chaukri Kalan lies about 73 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Umed, about 10 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 Chaukri Kalan
Nearest railway station Umed 10 km
Nearest town Pīpār 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 26 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 73 km

Villages closest to Chaukri Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhopalgarh 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 Chaukri Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaukri Kalan village had a population of 3,383. That makes it the 25th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Chaukri Kalan village has 1,703 males and 1,680 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaukri Kalan has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Chaukri Kalan is 342601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaukri Kalan covers 2097 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.

Chaukri Kalan falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chaukri Kalan is Umed, about 10 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 Chaukri Kalan.

Chaukri Kalan is about 73 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaukri Kalan is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Umed is about 10 km away. Pīpār is about 19 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaukri Khurd (2.0 km), Siyara (3.1 km) and Mirasiya (4.9 km).

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

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