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About Chhiraha Village

Chhiraha is a mid sized village in Kawardha tehsil, in the district of Kabeerdham, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,754, made up of 853 males and 901 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491995, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhiraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhiraha village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Kabeerdham
Tehsil Kawardha
Pincode 491995
Area (hectares) 400.26 hectares
Population 1,754
Male Population 853
Female Population 901
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhiraha compares

By the 2011 count Chhiraha is the 17th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 400.26 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 Chhiraha

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

Chhiraha lies about 26 km from Kabeerdham, and the nearest railway station is Hathbandh, about 53 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 Chhiraha
Nearest town Mungeli 21 km
District headquarters Kabeerdham 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Kawardha 28 km
Nearest railway station Hathbandh 53 km

Villages closest to Chhiraha

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 Chhiraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhiraha village had a population of 1,754. That makes it the 17th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Chhiraha village has 853 males and 901 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhiraha has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

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

Chhiraha covers 400.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhiraha falls under Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhiraha is Hathbandh, about 53 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 Chhiraha.

Chhiraha is about 26 km from Kabeerdham in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhiraha is in Kawardha tehsil of Kabeerdham district. Mungeli is about 21 km away. Kabeerdham is about 26 km away. Kawardha is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathani Khurd (2.7 km), Mathani Kalan (3.9 km) and Bhanpur (6.4 km).

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

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