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- LGD code
- 83100
- Pincode
- 341511
- Post office
- Merta Road
- Population
- 1,225
- Households
- 278
- Literacy rate
- 46.7%
- Sex ratio
- 853 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 621
- Distance to district centre
- 14 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 25 km
- Distance to Jaipur
- 188 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 384 km
- Nearest railway station
- Marwar Chapri · 1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Nokha Chandawata · 13 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chhapri Kalan compares
By population, Chhapri Kalan ranks #53 of 128 villages in Merta mandal.
Literacy rate
%
46.7%
−4.4% vs mandal average
- Chhapri Kalan
- 46.7%
- Merta mandal
- 51.1%
- Nagaur district
- 53.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
853
−85 vs mandal average
- Chhapri Kalan
- 853
- Merta mandal
- 938
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Chhapri Kalan
- 4.4
- Merta mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chhapri Kalan at a glance
Chhapri Kalan is a village of 1,225 people in 278 households (Census 2011) in Merta tehsil, Nagaur district, Rajasthan, the 53rd-largest of 128 villages in Merta tehsil. Literacy is 47%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 853 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Nagaur district centre, 36 km from Boroonda, the nearest town, 1 km from Marwar Chapri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 341511, served by Merta Road post office; the LGD village code is 83100. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Nokha Chandawata, 13 km away. The village votes in Merta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Laxman Ram. The population is estimated at 1,444 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chhapri Kalan · this village | 1,225 | 47% | — |
| Chhapri Kalan · Maulasar | 1,490 | 60% | 0 km N |
| Basni Neta · Merta | 960 | 70% | 3.8 km NE |
| Kumpras · Merta | 1,655 | 51% | 5.5 km SW |
| Poonjiyas · Merta | 318 | 58% | 5.5 km SE |
| Oladan · Merta | 2,420 | 43% | 5.7 km NW |
| Jaroda Kalan · Merta | 2,406 | 51% | 5.5 km E |
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Key facts — Chhapri Kalan
- LGD code
- 83100
- Pincode
- 341511
- Post office
- Merta Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,225
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,444
- Households
- 278
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 853
- Literacy rate
- 46.7%
- Coordinates
- 26.78678°N, 73.90170°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajsamand
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Merta
- Member of Parliament
- Mahima Kumari Mewar
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Laxman Ram
- Block / Mandal
- Merta
Getting there
How to reach Chhapri Kalan
Distance to cities · straight line
- Jaipur188 kmcapital
- Delhi384 km
- Mumbai864 km
- Hyderabad1147 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMarwar Chapri1 km
- Bus stopBus to merta city7 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Nokha Chandawata13 km
- ATM / bankState Bank20 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil21 km
- CollegeShri Baldev Ram Mirdha PG College48 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)