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About Chhigura Village

Chhigura is a small village in Sonhat tehsil, in the district of Koriya, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 221, made up of 113 males and 108 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhigura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhigura village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Koriya
Tehsil Sonhat
Pincode 495334
Area (hectares) 105.78 hectares
Population 221
Male Population 113
Female Population 108
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhigura compares

By the 2011 count Chhigura is the 73rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 466 residents. Its 105.78 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Chhigura

Chhigura is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhigura 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. The nearest villages by name are Bhuiharipara, Birawlidand, Bodar and Chakdand. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Chhigura

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhigura village had a population of 221. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 103 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 466 residents.

Chhigura village has 113 males and 108 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhigura has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Chhigura is 495334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhigura covers 105.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhigura falls under Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chhigura notes the nearest railway station 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 Chhigura.

Chhigura is in Sonhat tehsil of Koriya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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