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About Chirmi Village

Chirmi is a large village in Khadganva tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,742, made up of 1,333 males and 1,409 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1518.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497449, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirmi village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Khadganva
Pincode 497449
Area (hectares) 1518.51 hectares
Population 2,742
Male Population 1,333
Female Population 1,409
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,057
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirmi compares

By the 2011 count Chirmi is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents. Its 1518.51 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Chirmi

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

Chirmi lies about 18 km from Koriya, and the nearest railway station is Chirmiri, about under 2 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 Chirmi
Nearest railway station Chirmiri under 2 km
Nearest town Manendragarh 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Khadganva 18 km
District headquarters Koriya 18 km

Villages closest to Chirmi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirmi village had a population of 2,742. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,135 residents.

Chirmi village has 1,333 males and 1,409 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirmi has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Chirmi is 497449. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirmi covers 1518.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chirmi falls under Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chirmi is Chirmiri, about under 2 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 Chirmi.

Chirmi is about 18 km from Koriya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirmi is in Khadganva tehsil of Koriya district. Chirmiri is about under 2 km away. Manendragarh is about 16 km away. Khadganva is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khadgawan (9.6 km), Thaggaon (9.6 km) and Mero (11 km).

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

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