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About Chhawa Village

Chhawa is a large village in Gangapur tehsil, in the district of Sawai Madhopur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,265, made up of 1,173 males and 1,092 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 640.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 322201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhawa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Sawai Madhopur
Tehsil Gangapur
Pincode 322201
Area (hectares) 640.36 hectares
Population 2,265
Male Population 1,173
Female Population 1,092
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chhawa compares

By the 2011 count Chhawa is the 30th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents. Its 640.36 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 882.

Getting to Chhawa

Chhawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhawa as Available within 5 - 10 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 Chhawa from other places

Chhawa lies about 63 km from Sawai Madhopur, and the nearest railway station is Gangapur City, about 4.4 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 Chhawa
Nearest railway station Gangapur City 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Gangapur 5.4 km
Nearest town Gangāpur 5.4 km
District headquarters Sawai Madhopur 63 km

Villages closest to Chhawa

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 Chhawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhawa village had a population of 2,265. That makes it the 30th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,833 residents.

Chhawa village has 1,173 males and 1,092 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhawa has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 882.

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

Chhawa covers 640.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhawa is Gangapur City, about 4.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhawa.

Chhawa is about 63 km from Sawai Madhopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhawa is in Gangapur tehsil of Sawai Madhopur district. Gangapur City is about 4.4 km away. Gangapur is about 5.4 km away. Gangāpur is about 5.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barh Chhawa No 1 (under 2 km), Barh Chhawa No 2 (under 2 km) and Chak Chhawa (under 2 km).

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

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