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About Chandrakh Village

Chandrakh is a large village in Osian tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,266, made up of 1,712 males and 1,554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2035.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandrakh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandrakh village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Osian
Pincode 342303
Area (hectares) 2035.75 hectares
Population 3,266
Male Population 1,712
Female Population 1,554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandrakh compares

By the 2011 count Chandrakh is the 30th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents. Its 2035.75 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, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Chandrakh

Chandrakh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chandrakh as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chandrakh from other places

Chandrakh lies about 60 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Osiyan, about 23 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 Chandrakh
Tehsil headquarters Osian 22 km
Nearest railway station Osiyan 23 km
Nearest town Nandri 54 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 60 km

Villages closest to Chandrakh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandrakh village had a population of 3,266. That makes it the 30th largest of the 249 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,818 residents.

Chandrakh village has 1,712 males and 1,554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandrakh has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

The pincode recorded for Chandrakh is 342303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandrakh covers 2035.75 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.

Chandrakh falls under Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chandrakh is Osiyan, about 23 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Chandrakh.

Chandrakh is about 60 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandrakh is in Osian tehsil of Jodhpur district. Osian is about 22 km away. Osiyan is about 23 km away. Nandri is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Raikoriya (3.0 km), Bara Kotecha Khurd (6.2 km) and Baran Khurd (6.2 km).

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

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