About Chhan Village

Chhan is one of the larger villages in Khandar tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,111, made up of 4,199 males and 3,912 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1920.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhan village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil	Khandar
Pincode	322001
Area (hectares)	1920.48 hectares
Population	8,111
Male Population	4,199
Female Population	3,912
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	932
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhan compares

By the 2011 count Chhan is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,083 residents. Its 1920.48 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 868.

Getting to Chhan

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

Chhan lies about 17 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Kushtala, about 15 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 Chhan
Nearest railway station	Kushtala	15 km
District headquarters	Sawai Madhopur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Khandar	18 km

Villages closest to Chhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhan village had a population of 8,111. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,083 residents.

Chhan village has 4,199 males and 3,912 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhan has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 868.

The pincode recorded for Chhan is 322001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhan covers 1920.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhan falls under Khandar tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chhan is Kushtala, about 15 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 Chhan.

Chhan is about 17 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhan is in Khandar tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Kushtala is about 15 km away. Sawai Madhopur is about 17 km away. Khandar is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.