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About Chirmur Village

Chirmur is a small village in Sukma tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 124, made up of 64 males and 60 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirmur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirmur village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Dakshin Bastar Dantewada
Tehsil Sukma
Pincode 494111
Area (hectares) 177.74 hectares
Population 124
Male Population 64
Female Population 60
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 938
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirmur compares

By the 2011 count Chirmur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 980 residents. Its 177.74 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

Getting to Chirmur

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

Chirmur lies about 25 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada, and the nearest railway station is Kirandul, about 25 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 Chirmur
District headquarters Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 25 km
Nearest railway station Kirandul 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Sukma 27 km
Nearest town Bacheli 28 km

Villages closest to Chirmur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirmur village had a population of 124. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 980 residents.

Chirmur village has 64 males and 60 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirmur has about 938 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1086.

The pincode recorded for Chirmur is 494111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirmur covers 177.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chirmur falls under Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chirmur is Kirandul, about 25 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 Chirmur.

Chirmur is about 25 km from Dakshin Bastar Dantewada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirmur is in Sukma tehsil of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district. Dakshin Bastar Dantewada is about 25 km away. Kirandul is about 25 km away. Sukma is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pordem (2.8 km), Mankapal (2.9 km) and Gondpalli (6.2 km).

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

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