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About Chulghat Village

Chulghat is a small village in Takhatpur tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 418, made up of 195 males and 223 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chulghat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chulghat village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Takhatpur
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 134.97 hectares
Population 418
Male Population 195
Female Population 223
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,144
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chulghat compares

By the 2011 count Chulghat is the 150th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents. Its 134.97 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Chulghat

Chulghat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chulghat as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Chulghat from other places

Chulghat lies about 34 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Kalmitar, about 23 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 Chulghat
Tehsil headquarters Takhatpur 4.8 km
Nearest town Mungeli 20 km
Nearest railway station Kalmitar 23 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 34 km

Villages closest to Chulghat

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chulghat village had a population of 418. That makes it the 150th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,435 residents.

Chulghat village has 195 males and 223 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chulghat has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Chulghat is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chulghat covers 134.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chulghat falls under Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chulghat is Kalmitar, about 23 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 5 - 10 km distance for Chulghat.

Chulghat is about 34 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chulghat is in Takhatpur tehsil of Bilaspur district. Takhatpur is about 4.8 km away. Mungeli is about 20 km away. Kalmitar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barahi (under 2 km), Parsa Kapa (under 2 km) and Purena (under 2 km).

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

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