About Chawan Village

Chawan is one of the larger villages in Luni tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,419, made up of 3,238 males and 3,181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2933 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chawan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Luni
Pincode	342802
Area (hectares)	2933 hectares
Population	6,419
Male Population	3,238
Female Population	3,181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Chawan compares

By the 2011 count Chawan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents. Its 2933 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Chawan

Chawan is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chawan 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chawan from other places

Chawan lies about 30 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Luni Junction, about under 2 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 Chawan
Tehsil headquarters	Luni	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Luni Junction	under 2 km
Nearest town	Sāngaria	21 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	30 km

Villages closest to Chawan

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

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Common questions about Chawan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chawan village had a population of 6,419. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,307 residents.

Chawan village has 3,238 males and 3,181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chawan has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Chawan is 342802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chawan covers 2933 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chawan falls under Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chawan is Luni Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chawan.

Chawan is about 30 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chawan is in Luni tehsil of Jodhpur district. Luni is about under 2 km away. Luni Junction is about under 2 km away. Sāngaria is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.