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About Fingeshwari Village

Fingeshwari is a mid sized village in Chhura tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 747, made up of 358 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,087 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493996, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Fingeshwari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Fingeshwari village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Chhura
Pincode 493996
Area (hectares) 470.77 hectares
Population 747
Male Population 358
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,087
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Fingeshwari compares

By the 2011 count Fingeshwari is the 52nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 470.77 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

Getting to Fingeshwari

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

Fingeshwari lies about 62 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arand, about 20 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 Fingeshwari
Tehsil headquarters Chhura 15 km
Nearest railway station Arand 20 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 21 km
District headquarters Raipur 62 km

Villages closest to Fingeshwari

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 Fingeshwari

As per the Census of India 2011, Fingeshwari village had a population of 747. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Fingeshwari village has 358 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Fingeshwari has about 1087 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1038.

The pincode recorded for Fingeshwari is 493996. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Fingeshwari covers 470.77 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.

Fingeshwari falls under Chhura tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Fingeshwari is Arand, about 20 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 Fingeshwari.

Fingeshwari 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.

Fingeshwari is in Chhura tehsil of Raipur district. Chhura is about 15 km away. Arand is about 20 km away. Mahāsamund is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasekera (under 2 km), Akalwara (1.9 km) and Sorid Kalan (1.9 km).

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

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