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About Chalwa Village

Chalwa is a mid sized village in Gogunda tehsil, in the district of Udaipur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 564, made up of 277 males and 287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 211.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 313705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalwa village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Udaipur
Tehsil Gogunda
Pincode 313705
Area (hectares) 211.7 hectares
Population 564
Male Population 277
Female Population 287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
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 Chalwa compares

By the 2011 count Chalwa is the 134th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 886 residents. Its 211.7 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Chalwa

Chalwa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chalwa 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 Chalwa from other places

Chalwa lies about 34 km from Udaipur, and the nearest railway station is Udaipur City, about 35 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 Chalwa
Tehsil headquarters Gogunda 7.5 km
District headquarters Udaipur 34 km
Nearest railway station Udaipur City 35 km

Villages closest to Chalwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalwa village had a population of 564. That makes it the 134th largest of the 227 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 886 residents.

Chalwa village has 277 males and 287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalwa has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Chalwa is 313705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalwa covers 211.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chalwa falls under Gogunda tehsil of Udaipur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Chalwa is Udaipur City, about 35 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 Chalwa.

Chalwa is about 34 km from Udaipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chalwa is in Gogunda tehsil of Udaipur district. Gogunda is about 7.5 km away. Udaipur is about 34 km away. Udaipur City is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ver Ki Bhagal (2.2 km), Bhimji Ka Gura (2.4 km) and Jaswant Garh (2.7 km).

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

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