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About Chhinch Village

Chhinch is a mid sized village in Pusour tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 806, made up of 403 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 274.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhinch Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhinch village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Pusour
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 274.83 hectares
Population 806
Male Population 403
Female Population 403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhinch compares

By the 2011 count Chhinch is the 66th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 934 residents. Its 274.83 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 989.

Getting to Chhinch

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

Chhinch lies about 16 km from Pusour, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 15 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 Chhinch
Nearest railway station Raigarh 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Pusour 16 km

Villages closest to Chhinch

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 Chhinch

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhinch village had a population of 806. That makes it the 66th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 934 residents.

Chhinch village has 403 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhinch has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

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

Chhinch covers 274.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhinch falls under Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhinch is Raigarh, about 15 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 Chhinch.

Chhinch is about 16 km from Pusour in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhinch is in Pusour tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 15 km away. Pusour is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gotama (2.0 km), Karrajor (2.2 km) and Suloni (2.3 km).

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

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