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About Chhakra Village

Chhakra is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 873, made up of 466 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 873 females per 1000 males. The village covers 371.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322219, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhakra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhakra village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil Gangapur
Pincode 322219
Area (hectares) 371.52 hectares
Population 873
Male Population 466
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 873
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhakra compares

By the 2011 count Chhakra is the 72nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 371.52 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Chhakra

Chhakra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhakra as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhakra from other places

Chhakra lies about 79 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Pilioda, about 9.3 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 Chhakra
Nearest railway station Pilioda 9.3 km
Nearest town Karauli 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 19 km
District headquarters Sawai Madhopur 79 km

Villages closest to Chhakra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhakra village had a population of 873. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Chhakra village has 466 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhakra has about 873 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 882.

The pincode recorded for Chhakra is 322219. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhakra covers 371.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhakra falls under Gangapur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chhakra is Pilioda, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhakra.

Chhakra is about 79 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhakra is in Gangapur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Pilioda is about 9.3 km away. Karauli is about 13 km away. Gangapur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Wazeerpur (4.3 km), Syaroli (4.8 km) and Baroli (4.8 km).

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

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