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About Cheriya Village

Cheriya is a mid sized village in Abhanpur tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 819, made up of 404 males and 415 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 398.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Cheriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Cheriya village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Abhanpur
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 398.58 hectares
Population 819
Male Population 404
Female Population 415
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Cheriya compares

By the 2011 count Cheriya is the 96th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 398.58 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 Cheriya

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

Cheriya lies about 24 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Kendri, about 9.9 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 Cheriya
Nearest railway station Kendri 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Abhanpur 12 km
Nearest town Nawāpāra 17 km
District headquarters Raipur 24 km

Villages closest to Cheriya

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 Cheriya

As per the Census of India 2011, Cheriya village had a population of 819. That makes it the 96th largest of the 105 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Cheriya village has 404 males and 415 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Cheriya has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Cheriya is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Cheriya covers 398.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Cheriya falls under Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Cheriya is Kendri, about 9.9 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 10+ km distance for Cheriya.

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

Cheriya is in Abhanpur tehsil of Raipur district. Kendri is about 9.9 km away. Abhanpur is about 12 km away. Nawāpāra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kharkharadih (under 2 km), Paunta (under 2 km) and Banjari (2.1 km).

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

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