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About Chandra Nagar Village

Chandra Nagar is a small village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 379, made up of 198 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 838 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chandra Nagar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chandra Nagar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342301
Area (hectares) 838 hectares
Population 379
Male Population 198
Female Population 181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chandra Nagar compares

By the 2011 count Chandra Nagar is the 376th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 838 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Chandra Nagar

Chandra Nagar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chandra Nagar as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Chandra Nagar from other places

Chandra Nagar lies about 124 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Malar, about 9.9 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 Chandra Nagar
Nearest railway station Malar 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 17 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 124 km

Villages closest to Chandra Nagar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Phalodi 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 Chandra Nagar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chandra Nagar village had a population of 379. That makes it the 376th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Chandra Nagar village has 198 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chandra Nagar has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Chandra Nagar is 342301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chandra Nagar covers 838 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chandra Nagar falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chandra Nagar is Malar, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance for Chandra Nagar.

Chandra Nagar is about 124 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chandra Nagar is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Malar is about 9.9 km away. Phalodi is about 17 km away. Jodhpur is about 124 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Aaseji Nagar (under 2 km), Ahopnagar (under 2 km) and Ambadkar Nagar (under 2 km).

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

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