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About Chhanta Village

Chhanta is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,356, made up of 664 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494776, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhanta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhanta village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 494776
Area (hectares) 387.54 hectares
Population 1,356
Male Population 664
Female Population 692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Chhanta compares

By the 2011 count Chhanta is the 70th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 387.54 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Chhanta

Chhanta is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chhanta 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhanta from other places

Chhanta lies about 25 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Marauda, about 14 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 Chhanta
Nearest railway station Marauda 14 km
Nearest town Bhilai 15 km
District headquarters Raipur 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 29 km

Villages closest to Chhanta

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhanta village had a population of 1,356. That makes it the 70th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Chhanta village has 664 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhanta has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Chhanta is 494776. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhanta covers 387.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhanta falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhanta is Marauda, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhanta.

Chhanta is about 25 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhanta is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Marauda is about 14 km away. Bhilai is about 15 km away. Raipur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudpar Alias Bhewadih (6.4 km), Khatti (14 km) and Amadi (15 km).

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

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