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About Churela Village

Churela is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 791, made up of 383 males and 408 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496450, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Churela Overview

Census 2011 figures for Churela village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Sarangarh
Pincode 496450
Area (hectares) 135.82 hectares
Population 791
Male Population 383
Female Population 408
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Churela compares

By the 2011 count Churela is the 98th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 135.82 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Churela

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

Churela lies about 51 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kharsia, about 44 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 Churela
Tehsil headquarters Sarangarh 7.1 km
Nearest town Saraipali 32 km
Nearest railway station Kharsia 44 km
District headquarters Raigarh 51 km

Villages closest to Churela

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Churela village had a population of 791. That makes it the 98th largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Churela village has 383 males and 408 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Churela has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Churela is 496450. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Churela covers 135.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Churela falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Churela is Kharsia, about 44 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 Churela.

Churela is about 51 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Churela is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 7.1 km away. Saraipali is about 32 km away. Kharsia is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achanak Pali Alias Churela (under 2 km), Salhe (under 2 km) and Kudhari (under 2 km).

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

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