About Chhan Village

Chhan is a mid sized village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,015, made up of 561 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 809 females per 1000 males. The village covers 259.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322201, 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	Gangapur
Pincode	322201
Area (hectares)	259.63 hectares
Population	1,015
Male Population	561
Female Population	454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	809
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 Chhan compares

By the 2011 count Chhan is the 62nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 259.63 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 882.

Getting to Chhan

Chhan is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Chhan 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 Chhan from other places

Chhan lies about 72 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Chhoti Odai, about 4.5 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	Chhoti Odai	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gangapur	10 km
Nearest town	Gangāpur	10 km
District headquarters	Sawai Madhopur	72 km

Villages closest to Chhan

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.

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Common questions about Chhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhan village had a population of 1,015. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Chhan village has 561 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhan has about 809 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 882.

The pincode recorded for Chhan is 322201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhan covers 259.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhan is Chhoti Odai, about 4.5 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 Chhan.

Chhan is about 72 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 Gangapur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Chhoti Odai is about 4.5 km away. Gangapur is about 10 km away. Gangāpur is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.