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About Chingariya Village

Chingariya is a small village in Bagbahra tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 331, made up of 162 males and 169 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493445, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chingariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chingariya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Bagbahra
Pincode 493445
Area (hectares) 161.56 hectares
Population 331
Male Population 162
Female Population 169
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chingariya compares

By the 2011 count Chingariya is the 198th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 735 residents. Its 161.56 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Chingariya

Chingariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chingariya as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chingariya from other places

Chingariya lies about 45 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 4.7 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 Chingariya
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Bagbahra 14 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 45 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 45 km

Villages closest to Chingariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chingariya village had a population of 331. That makes it the 198th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 735 residents.

Chingariya village has 162 males and 169 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chingariya has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Chingariya is 493445. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chingariya covers 161.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chingariya falls under Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chingariya is Komakhan railway station, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chingariya.

Chingariya is about 45 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chingariya is in Bagbahra tehsil of Mahasamund district. Komakhan railway station is about 4.7 km away. Bagbahra is about 14 km away. Mahasamund is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamhansara (under 2 km), Manki (1.7 km) and Patparpali Khrud (2.1 km).

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

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