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About Chhirrakhar Village

Chhirrakhar is a small village in Saraipali tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 102 males and 99 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493558, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhirrakhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhirrakhar village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Saraipali
Pincode 493558
Area (hectares) 113.31 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 102
Female Population 99
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhirrakhar compares

By the 2011 count Chhirrakhar is the 209th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 750 residents. Its 113.31 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Chhirrakhar

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

How far is Chhirrakhar from other places

Chhirrakhar lies about 99 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Dungripali, about 54 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 Chhirrakhar
Tehsil headquarters Saraipali 19 km
Nearest railway station Dungripali 54 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 99 km

Villages closest to Chhirrakhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhirrakhar village had a population of 201. That makes it the 209th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 750 residents.

Chhirrakhar village has 102 males and 99 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhirrakhar has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Chhirrakhar is 493558. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhirrakhar covers 113.31 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.

Chhirrakhar falls under Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhirrakhar is Dungripali, about 54 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 - 10 km distance for Chhirrakhar.

Chhirrakhar is about 99 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhirrakhar is in Saraipali tehsil of Mahasamund district. Saraipali is about 19 km away. Dungripali is about 54 km away. Mahasamund is about 99 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirpur (1.6 km), Tibhupali (1.8 km) and Khokhepur (2.0 km).

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

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