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About Changhori Village

Changhori is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 540, made up of 279 males and 261 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 254.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Changhori Overview

Census 2011 figures for Changhori village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 254.63 hectares
Population 540
Male Population 279
Female Population 261
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Changhori compares

By the 2011 count Changhori is the 95th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 254.63 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Changhori

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

Changhori lies about 24 km from Pusour, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 23 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 Changhori
Nearest railway station Raigarh 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 24 km

Villages closest to Changhori

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Changhori village had a population of 540. That makes it the 95th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Changhori village has 279 males and 261 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Changhori has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Changhori is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Changhori covers 254.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Changhori falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Changhori is Raigarh, about 23 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 Changhori.

Changhori is about 24 km from Pusour in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Changhori is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 23 km away. Pusour is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singpuri (under 2 km), Baradoli (1.7 km) and Raipali (2.2 km).

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

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