About Churtela Village

Churtela is a mid sized village in Dabhra tehsil, in the district of Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,973, made up of 1,018 males and 955 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 938 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495688, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churtela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churtela village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Janjgir Champa
Tehsil	Dabhra
Pincode	495688
Area (hectares)	430.64 hectares
Population	1,973
Male Population	1,018
Female Population	955
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	938
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Churtela compares

By the 2011 count Churtela is the 17th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 430.64 hectares work out to about 4.6 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 Churtela

Churtela is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Churtela 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Churtela from other places

Churtela lies about 64 km from Janjgir Champa, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 38 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 Churtela
Tehsil headquarters	Dabhra	14 km
Nearest railway station	Kharsia	38 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	38 km
District headquarters	Janjgir Champa	64 km

Villages closest to Churtela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churtela village had a population of 1,973. That makes it the 17th largest of the 121 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Churtela village has 1,018 males and 955 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churtela has about 938 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 Churtela is 495688. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churtela covers 430.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Churtela falls under Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Churtela is Kharsia, about 38 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Churtela.

Churtela is about 64 km from Janjgir Champa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churtela is in Dabhra tehsil of Janjgir Champa district. Dabhra is about 14 km away. Kharsia is about 38 km away. Saraipali is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.