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About Chhan Village

Chhan is a mid sized village in Uniara tehsil, in the district of Tonk, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 708, made up of 380 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 863 females per 1000 males. The village covers 510.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 304023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhan village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Tonk
Tehsil Uniara
Pincode 304023
Area (hectares) 510.92 hectares
Population 708
Male Population 380
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 863
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhan compares

By the 2011 count Chhan is the 58th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 510.92 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Chhan

Chhan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhan 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 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 53 km from Tonk, and the nearest railway station is Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi, about 13 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 Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Uniara 16 km
Nearest town Lākheri 16 km
District headquarters Tonk 53 km

Villages closest to Chhan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhan village had a population of 708. That makes it the 58th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Chhan village has 380 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhan has about 863 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Chhan is 304023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhan covers 510.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhan falls under Uniara tehsil of Tonk district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chhan is Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhan.

Chhan is about 53 km from Tonk in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhan is in Uniara tehsil of Tonk district. Indragarh Sumerganj Mandi is about 13 km away. Uniara is about 16 km away. Lākheri is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Islamnagar (under 2 km), Anwar Nagar (1.6 km) and Thikariya (2.0 km).

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

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