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About Chirchari Village

Chirchari is a mid sized village in Gurur tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 914, made up of 446 males and 468 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 378 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirchari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirchari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gurur
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 378 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 446
Female Population 468
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirchari compares

By the 2011 count Chirchari is the 66th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents. Its 378 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Chirchari

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

Chirchari lies about 55 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Latabor, 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 Chirchari
Tehsil headquarters Gurur 6.8 km
Nearest railway station Latabor 13 km
Nearest town Balod 14 km
District headquarters Durg 55 km

Villages closest to Chirchari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirchari village had a population of 914. That makes it the 66th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,152 residents.

Chirchari village has 446 males and 468 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirchari has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1022.

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

Chirchari covers 378 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chirchari falls under Gurur tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chirchari is Latabor, 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 Chirchari.

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

Chirchari is in Gurur tehsil of Durg district. Gurur is about 6.8 km away. Latabor is about 13 km away. Balod is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sorar (under 2 km), Dhobanpuri (under 2 km) and Bagdai (2.8 km).

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

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