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About Chikalwas Village

Chikalwas is a mid sized village in Girwa tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,839, made up of 950 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313011, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chikalwas Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chikalwas village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Girwa
Pincode 313011
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 1,839
Male Population 950
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chikalwas compares

By the 2011 count Chikalwas is the 66th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Chikalwas

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

Chikalwas lies about 8.5 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Ranapratap Nagar, about 9.7 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 Chikalwas
Tehsil headquarters Girwa 8.5 km
District headquarters Udaipur 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Ranapratap Nagar 9.7 km

Villages closest to Chikalwas

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chikalwas village had a population of 1,839. That makes it the 66th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,268 residents.

Chikalwas village has 950 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chikalwas has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Chikalwas is 313011. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chikalwas covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chikalwas falls under Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chikalwas is Ranapratap Nagar, about 9.7 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 Chikalwas.

Chikalwas is about 8.5 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chikalwas is in Girwa tehsil of Udaipur district. Girwa is about 8.5 km away. Udaipur is about 8.5 km away. Ranapratap Nagar is about 9.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loyra (under 2 km), Nohara (under 2 km) and Palri (under 2 km).

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

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