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About Champa Village

Champa is a mid sized village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 500 males and 566 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 301.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Champa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Champa village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 493332
Area (hectares) 301.05 hectares
Population 1,066
Male Population 500
Female Population 566
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,132
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Champa compares

By the 2011 count Champa is the 68th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 301.05 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Champa

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

Champa lies about 62 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Bhatapara, about 22 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 Champa
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 10 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 10 km
Nearest railway station Bhatapara 22 km
District headquarters Raipur 62 km

Villages closest to Champa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baloda Bazar 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 Champa

As per the Census of India 2011, Champa village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 68th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Champa village has 500 males and 566 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Champa has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Champa is 493332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Champa covers 301.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Champa falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Champa is Bhatapara, about 22 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 village for Champa.

Champa is about 62 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Champa is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 10 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 10 km away. Bhatapara is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bharuwadih (1.8 km), Chicholi (2.5 km) and Thelki (2.7 km).

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

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