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About Chhoterajpur Village

Chhoterajpur is a mid sized village in Bade Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,827, made up of 914 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1554.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494347, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhoterajpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhoterajpur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bade Rajpur
Pincode 494347
Area (hectares) 1554.43 hectares
Population 1,827
Male Population 914
Female Population 913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhoterajpur compares

By the 2011 count Chhoterajpur is the 13th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents. Its 1554.43 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Chhoterajpur

Chhoterajpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhoterajpur as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Chhoterajpur from other places

Chhoterajpur lies about 86 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 61 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 Chhoterajpur
Tehsil headquarters Bade Rajpur 8.0 km
Nearest town Kondagaon 40 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 61 km
District headquarters Bastar 86 km

Villages closest to Chhoterajpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bade Rajpur 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 Chhoterajpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhoterajpur village had a population of 1,827. That makes it the 13th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,404 residents.

Chhoterajpur village has 914 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhoterajpur has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Chhoterajpur is 494347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhoterajpur covers 1554.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chhoterajpur falls under Bade Rajpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhoterajpur is Antagarh, about 61 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 and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Chhoterajpur.

Chhoterajpur is about 86 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhoterajpur is in Bade Rajpur tehsil of Bastar district. Bade Rajpur is about 8.0 km away. Kondagaon is about 40 km away. Antagarh is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padoki (3.0 km), Kopra (3.5 km) and Mandokikhargaon (4.0 km).

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

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