About Chirchar Village

Chirchar is a mid sized village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,249, made up of 640 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 450.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirchar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirchar village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Durg
Tehsil	Gunderdehi
Pincode	491225
Area (hectares)	450.26 hectares
Population	1,249
Male Population	640
Female Population	609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	952
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirchar compares

By the 2011 count Chirchar is the 62nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 450.26 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Chirchar

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

Chirchar lies about 23 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Parmalkasa, about 13 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 Chirchar
Nearest railway station	Parmalkasa	13 km
Nearest town	Rāj-Nāndgaon	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gunderdehi	18 km
District headquarters	Durg	23 km

Villages closest to Chirchar

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

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Common questions about Chirchar

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirchar village had a population of 1,249. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Chirchar village has 640 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirchar has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Chirchar is 491225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirchar covers 450.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirchar falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chirchar is Parmalkasa, about 13 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 village for Chirchar.

Chirchar is about 23 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirchar is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Parmalkasa is about 13 km away. Rāj-Nāndgaon is about 14 km away. Gunderdehi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.