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About Chongikhapri Village

Chongikhapri is a mid sized village in Berla tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 972, made up of 511 males and 461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 361.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491331, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chongikhapri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chongikhapri village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Berla
Pincode 491331
Area (hectares) 361.77 hectares
Population 972
Male Population 511
Female Population 461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 902
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chongikhapri compares

By the 2011 count Chongikhapri is the 78th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents. Its 361.77 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Chongikhapri

Chongikhapri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chongikhapri as Available. 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chongikhapri from other places

Chongikhapri lies about 30 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Kumhari, about 19 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 Chongikhapri
Nearest town Ahīwāra 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Berla 14 km
Nearest railway station Kumhari 19 km
District headquarters Durg 30 km

Villages closest to Chongikhapri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chongikhapri village had a population of 972. That makes it the 78th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,411 residents.

Chongikhapri village has 511 males and 461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chongikhapri has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Chongikhapri is 491331. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chongikhapri covers 361.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chongikhapri falls under Berla tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chongikhapri is Kumhari, about 19 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 km distance for Chongikhapri.

Chongikhapri is about 30 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chongikhapri is in Berla tehsil of Durg district. Ahīwāra is about 6.9 km away. Berla is about 14 km away. Kumhari is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatiyakalan (1.8 km), Mudpar (2.9 km) and Chandi (4.1 km).

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

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