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About Champa Village

Champa is a large village in Bagicha tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,274, made up of 1,134 males and 1,140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1632.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Champa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Champa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Jashpur
Tehsil Bagicha
Pincode 496336
Area (hectares) 1632.83 hectares
Population 2,274
Male Population 1,134
Female Population 1,140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Champa compares

By the 2011 count Champa is the 13th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents. Its 1632.83 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Champa

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

Champa lies about 54 km from Jashpur, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 63 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 Champa
Tehsil headquarters Bagicha 28 km
District headquarters Jashpur 54 km
Nearest town Jashpur Nagar 54 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 63 km

Villages closest to Champa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Champa village had a population of 2,274. That makes it the 13th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,176 residents.

Champa village has 1,134 males and 1,140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Champa has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Champa is 496336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Champa covers 1632.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Champa falls under Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Champa is Ambikapur, about 63 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 Champa.

Champa is about 54 km from Jashpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Champa is in Bagicha tehsil of Jashpur district. Bagicha is about 28 km away. Jashpur is about 54 km away. Jashpur Nagar is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurguri (4.9 km), Marangi (8.4 km) and Harradipa (8.9 km).

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

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