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About Chanti Village

Chanti is a mid sized village in Bharatpur tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 388 males and 405 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,044 females per 1000 males. The village covers 225.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497778, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chanti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chanti village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Bharatpur
Pincode 497778
Area (hectares) 225.59 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 388
Female Population 405
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,044
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chanti compares

By the 2011 count Chanti is the 30th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. Its 225.59 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Chanti

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

Chanti lies about 143 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Bhanwar Tonk, about 50 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 Chanti
Tehsil headquarters Bharatpur 24 km
Nearest town Mungeli 42 km
Nearest railway station Bhanwar Tonk 50 km
District headquarters Koriya 143 km

Villages closest to Chanti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chanti village had a population of 793. That makes it the 30th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Chanti village has 388 males and 405 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chanti has about 1044 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Chanti is 497778. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chanti covers 225.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chanti falls under Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chanti is Bhanwar Tonk, about 50 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 Chanti.

Chanti is about 143 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chanti is in Bharatpur tehsil of Koriya district. Bharatpur is about 24 km away. Mungeli is about 42 km away. Bhanwar Tonk is about 50 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandri (7.9 km), Phuljhar (14 km) and Harri (18 km).

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

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