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About Seoni Village

Seoni is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 645, made up of 315 males and 330 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,048 females per 1000 males. The village covers 846.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 495695, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Seoni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Seoni village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 495695
Area (hectares) 846.51 hectares
Population 645
Male Population 315
Female Population 330
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,048
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Seoni compares

By the 2011 count Seoni is the 65th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 846.51 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Seoni

Seoni is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Seoni 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Seoni from other places

Seoni lies about 81 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Khariar Road, about 36 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 Seoni
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 7.3 km
Nearest railway station Khariar Road 36 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 42 km
District headquarters Raipur 81 km

Villages closest to Seoni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Seoni village had a population of 645. That makes it the 65th largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Seoni village has 315 males and 330 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Seoni has about 1048 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Seoni is 495695. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Seoni covers 846.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Seoni falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Seoni is Khariar Road, about 36 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 km distance for Seoni.

Seoni is about 81 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Seoni is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 7.3 km away. Khariar Road is about 36 km away. Mahāsamund is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Katakhusri (under 2 km), Deori (1.8 km) and Rajpur (2.1 km).

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

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