About Chaniyagaon Village

Chaniyagaon is a mid sized village in Farasgaon tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,351, made up of 661 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1417.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494230, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chaniyagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chaniyagaon village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Bastar
Tehsil	Farasgaon
Pincode	494230
Area (hectares)	1417.67 hectares
Population	1,351
Male Population	661
Female Population	690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,044
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chaniyagaon compares

By the 2011 count Chaniyagaon is the 15th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 1417.67 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

Getting to Chaniyagaon

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

Chaniyagaon lies about 72 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 66 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 Chaniyagaon
Tehsil headquarters	Farasgaon	8.0 km
Nearest town	Kondagaon	24 km
Nearest railway station	Antagarh	66 km
District headquarters	Bastar	72 km

Villages closest to Chaniyagaon

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

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Common questions about Chaniyagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Chaniyagaon village had a population of 1,351. That makes it the 15th largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Chaniyagaon village has 661 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chaniyagaon has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1039.

The pincode recorded for Chaniyagaon is 494230. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chaniyagaon covers 1417.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chaniyagaon falls under Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chaniyagaon is Antagarh, about 66 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 Chaniyagaon.

Chaniyagaon is about 72 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chaniyagaon is in Farasgaon tehsil of Bastar district. Farasgaon is about 8.0 km away. Kondagaon is about 24 km away. Antagarh is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.