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About Chachrel Village

Chachrel is a small village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 363, made up of 184 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 220.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493222, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chachrel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chachrel village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 493222
Area (hectares) 220.51 hectares
Population 363
Male Population 184
Female Population 179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chachrel compares

By the 2011 count Chachrel is the 177th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 220.51 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 1009.

Getting to Chachrel

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

Chachrel lies about 126 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Baradwar, about 46 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 Chachrel
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 7.6 km
Nearest town Saraipali 39 km
Nearest railway station Baradwar 46 km
District headquarters Raipur 126 km

Villages closest to Chachrel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chachrel village had a population of 363. That makes it the 177th largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Chachrel village has 184 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chachrel has about 973 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 1009.

The pincode recorded for Chachrel is 493222. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chachrel covers 220.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Chachrel falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chachrel is Baradwar, about 46 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 - 10 km distance for Chachrel.

Chachrel is about 126 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chachrel is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 7.6 km away. Saraipali is about 39 km away. Baradwar is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodopali (under 2 km), Gedapali (under 2 km) and Khurdarha (under 2 km).

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

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