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About Chodha Village

Chodha is a mid sized village in Bilara tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,539, made up of 798 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1408 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chodha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chodha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bilara
Pincode 342601
Area (hectares) 1408 hectares
Population 1,539
Male Population 798
Female Population 741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chodha compares

By the 2011 count Chodha is the 49th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents. Its 1408 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chodha

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

Chodha lies about 41 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheri Salwa, about 14 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 Chodha
Nearest railway station Kheri Salwa 14 km
Nearest town Pīpār 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Bilara 32 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 41 km

Villages closest to Chodha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chodha village had a population of 1,539. That makes it the 49th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,036 residents.

Chodha village has 798 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chodha has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

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

Chodha covers 1408 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chodha falls under Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chodha is Kheri Salwa, about 14 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 Chodha.

Chodha is about 41 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chodha is in Bilara tehsil of Jodhpur district. Kheri Salwa is about 14 km away. Pīpār is about 15 km away. Bilara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jairoop Nagar (under 2 km), Jatiyawas (4.4 km) and Binawas (5.3 km).

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

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