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About Chhirrachunwa Village

Chhirrachunwa is a mid sized village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 596, made up of 280 males and 316 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhirrachunwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhirrachunwa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493554
Area (hectares) 157.69 hectares
Population 596
Male Population 280
Female Population 316
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhirrachunwa compares

By the 2011 count Chhirrachunwa is the 123rd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 157.69 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Chhirrachunwa

Chhirrachunwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chhirrachunwa 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhirrachunwa from other places

Chhirrachunwa lies about 83 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 56 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 Chhirrachunwa
Tehsil headquarters Basna 5.9 km
Nearest town Saraipali 15 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 56 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 83 km

Villages closest to Chhirrachunwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhirrachunwa village had a population of 596. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Chhirrachunwa village has 280 males and 316 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhirrachunwa has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Chhirrachunwa is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhirrachunwa covers 157.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhirrachunwa falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhirrachunwa is Komakhan railway station, about 56 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 <5 km distance for Chhirrachunwa.

Chhirrachunwa is about 83 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhirrachunwa is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 5.9 km away. Saraipali is about 15 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 56 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khawaspali (under 2 km), Baradoli (1.6 km) and Bhulka (1.9 km).

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

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