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About Chechandih Village

Chechandih is a mid sized village in Lormi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,207, made up of 593 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 237.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495115, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chechandih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chechandih village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Lormi
Pincode 495115
Area (hectares) 237.11 hectares
Population 1,207
Male Population 593
Female Population 614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chechandih compares

By the 2011 count Chechandih is the 73rd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents. Its 237.11 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Chechandih

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

Chechandih lies about 55 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Salkaroad, about 33 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 Chechandih
Tehsil headquarters Lormi 6.2 km
Nearest town Mungeli 29 km
Nearest railway station Salkaroad 33 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 55 km

Villages closest to Chechandih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chechandih village had a population of 1,207. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 245 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,021 residents.

Chechandih village has 593 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chechandih has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Chechandih is 495115. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chechandih covers 237.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chechandih falls under Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chechandih is Salkaroad, about 33 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 Chechandih.

Chechandih is about 55 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chechandih is in Lormi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Lormi is about 6.2 km away. Mungeli is about 29 km away. Salkaroad is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mohbandha (under 2 km), Bharatpur (2.1 km) and Bandhi (2.6 km).

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

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