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About Chhinari Village

Chhinari is a mid sized village in Bakavand tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,212, made up of 621 males and 591 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 571.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhinari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhinari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Bakavand
Pincode 494226
Area (hectares) 571.61 hectares
Population 1,212
Male Population 621
Female Population 591
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhinari compares

By the 2011 count Chhinari is the 50th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents. Its 571.61 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

Getting to Chhinari

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

Chhinari lies about 21 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Amagura, about 26 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 Chhinari
Tehsil headquarters Bakavand 21 km
District headquarters Bastar 21 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 26 km
Nearest railway station Amagura 26 km

Villages closest to Chhinari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhinari village had a population of 1,212. That makes it the 50th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,364 residents.

Chhinari village has 621 males and 591 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhinari has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1019.

The pincode recorded for Chhinari is 494226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhinari covers 571.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhinari falls under Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhinari is Amagura, about 26 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 village for Chhinari.

Chhinari is about 21 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhinari is in Bakavand tehsil of Bastar district. Bakavand is about 21 km away. Bastar is about 21 km away. Jagdalpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaundawand (under 2 km), Pharasgaon (1.9 km) and Satlawand (2.4 km).

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

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