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About Chirwani Village

Chirwani is a small village in Tamnar tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 214, made up of 109 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 221.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chirwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chirwani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Tamnar
Pincode 493101
Area (hectares) 221.48 hectares
Population 214
Male Population 109
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chirwani compares

By the 2011 count Chirwani is the 106th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 848 residents. Its 221.48 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Chirwani

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

Chirwani lies about 9.1 km from Raigarh. 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 Chirwani
District headquarters Raigarh 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tamnar 14 km

Villages closest to Chirwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chirwani village had a population of 214. That makes it the 106th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 848 residents.

Chirwani village has 109 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chirwani has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Chirwani is 493101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chirwani covers 221.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chirwani falls under Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Chirwani notes the nearest railway station 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 Chirwani.

Chirwani is about 9.1 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chirwani is in Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district. Raigarh is about 9.1 km away. Tamnar is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badgaon (4.0 km), Lamdarha (5.5 km) and Amapali (6.1 km).

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

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