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About Charnai Village

Charnai is a mid sized village in Phalodi tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,224, made up of 641 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 948 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Charnai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Charnai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Phalodi
Pincode 342301
Area (hectares) 948 hectares
Population 1,224
Male Population 641
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Charnai compares

By the 2011 count Charnai is the 120th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents. Its 948 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 Charnai

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

Charnai lies about 126 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Bap, 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 Charnai
Nearest railway station Bap 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Phalodi 24 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 126 km

Villages closest to Charnai

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 Charnai

As per the Census of India 2011, Charnai village had a population of 1,224. That makes it the 120th largest of the 476 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,033 residents.

Charnai village has 641 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Charnai has about 910 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 Charnai is 342301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Charnai covers 948 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Charnai falls under Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Charnai is Bap, 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 Charnai.

Charnai is about 126 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Charnai is in Phalodi tehsil of Jodhpur district. Bap is about 14 km away. Phalodi is about 24 km away. Jodhpur is about 126 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nokhra Charna (under 2 km), Jamba (2.1 km) and Mangal Nagar (6.6 km).

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

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