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About Chalawa Village

Chalawa is a small village in Jhanduta tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 11 males and 15 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,364 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174017, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chalawa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chalawa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Jhanduta
Pincode 174017
Area (hectares) 91.84 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 11
Female Population 15
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,364
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 Chalawa compares

By the 2011 count Chalawa is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 397 residents. Its 91.84 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Chalawa

Chalawa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chalawa 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. The nearest villages by name are Bohrwin, Brammani Kalan, Brammani Khurd and Bukhar. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chalawa

As per the Census of India 2011, Chalawa village had a population of 26. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 397 residents.

Chalawa village has 11 males and 15 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chalawa has about 1364 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Chalawa is 174017. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chalawa covers 91.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chalawa falls under Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chalawa notes the nearest railway station 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 Chalawa.

Chalawa is in Jhanduta tehsil of Bilaspur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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