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About Chhanta Village

Chhanta is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 553, made up of 268 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhanta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491336
Area (hectares) 217.4 hectares
Population 553
Male Population 268
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhanta compares

By the 2011 count Chhanta is the 127th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 217.4 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Chhanta

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

Chhanta lies about 15 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 72 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 Chhanta
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 8.7 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 15 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 72 km

Villages closest to Chhanta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhanta village had a population of 553. That makes it the 127th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Chhanta village has 268 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhanta has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Chhanta is 491336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhanta covers 217.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhanta falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhanta is Hathbandh, about 72 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 Chhanta.

Chhanta is about 15 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhanta is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Kawardha is about 8.7 km away. Kabeerdham is about 15 km away. Hathbandh is about 72 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhantajha (under 2 km), Sohagpur (under 2 km) and Raghunathpur (2.5 km).

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

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