About Chhantajha Village

Chhantajha is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,605, made up of 786 males and 819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 576.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhantajha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhantajha village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Kabeerdham
Tehsil	Kawardha
Pincode	491995
Area (hectares)	576.51 hectares
Population	1,605
Male Population	786
Female Population	819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhantajha compares

By the 2011 count Chhantajha is the 21st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 576.51 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 Chhantajha

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

How far is Chhantajha from other places

Chhantajha 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 Chhantajha
Tehsil headquarters	Kawardha	8.7 km
District headquarters	Kabeerdham	15 km
Nearest railway station	Hathbandh	72 km

Villages closest to Chhantajha

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.

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Common questions about Chhantajha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhantajha village had a population of 1,605. That makes it the 21st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Chhantajha village has 786 males and 819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhantajha has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Chhantajha is 491995. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhantajha covers 576.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhantajha falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhantajha 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 - 10 km distance for Chhantajha.

Chhantajha 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.

Chhantajha 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.