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About Chhirra Village

Chhirra is a mid sized village in Bilaigarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,431, made up of 701 males and 730 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496440, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhirra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhirra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Bilaigarh
Pincode 496440
Area (hectares) 241.59 hectares
Population 1,431
Male Population 701
Female Population 730
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhirra compares

By the 2011 count Chhirra is the 32nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 241.59 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Chhirra

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

Chhirra lies about 119 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Saragaon Road, about 39 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 Chhirra
Tehsil headquarters Bilaigarh 6.1 km
Nearest town Jānjgīr 39 km
Nearest railway station Saragaon Road 39 km
District headquarters Raipur 119 km

Villages closest to Chhirra

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 Chhirra

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhirra village had a population of 1,431. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Chhirra village has 701 males and 730 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhirra has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Chhirra is 496440. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhirra covers 241.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chhirra falls under Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Chhirra is Saragaon Road, about 39 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 Chhirra.

Chhirra is about 119 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chhirra is in Bilaigarh tehsil of Raipur district. Bilaigarh is about 6.1 km away. Jānjgīr is about 39 km away. Saragaon Road is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baglota (1.8 km), Tundri (1.9 km) and Sonadula (2.3 km).

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

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